Shannon Seitz, Vice President,Analysis Group, Inc. to Speak at TKG's Employee Anti-Poaching Agreements and the Antitrust Laws: Safeguards and Pitfalls LIVE Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Shannon Seitz, Vice President, Analysis Group, Inc. will speak at TKG’s webcast entitled: “Employee Anti-Poaching Agreements and the Antitrust Laws: Safeguards and Pitfalls".
- (1888PressRelease) February 23, 2018 - This event is scheduled for July 24, 2018 at 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (ET).
For further details, please visit:
https://www.theknowledgegroup.org/webcasts/anti-poaching-agreements-and-the-antitrust-laws
About Shannon Seitz
Dr. Shannon Seitz has a broad range of expertise in labor economics, class certification, econometrics and applied microeconomics. She has worked on a series of high-profile antitrust matters involving employment issues, including claims of anti-poaching and wage fixing. Dr. Seitz has authored expert reports pertaining to employment and class certification litigation. Dr. Seitz was formerly a co-editor at Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, and has been a principal investigator and co-investigator on grants funded by the Social Security Administration and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. She has published research in CPI Antitrust Chronicle, International Economic Review, The Review of Economic Studies, and the Journal of Labor Economics. Dr. Seitz received her Ph.D. and masters in economics from the University of Western Ontario and her bachelor degrees in economics from the University of Saskatchewan. Prior to joining Analysis Group, she was an assistant professor of economics at Boston College.
About Analysis Group, Inc.
Analysis Group is one of the largest economics consulting firms, with more than 850 professionals across 14 offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since 1981, we have provided expertise in economics, finance, health care analytics, and strategy to top law firms, Fortune Global 500 companies, and government agencies worldwide. Our internal experts, together with our network of affiliated experts from academia, industry, and government, offer our clients exceptional breadth and depth of expertise.
Event Synopsis:
No-poaching agreements came under increased scrutiny after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Antitrust Division issued a joint guidance document entitled "Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals". The Guidance specifically prohibits certain types of wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements. Companies or individuals that pursue such agreements will be prosecuted as criminal antitrust violators.
Unlike the typical non-compete and confidentiality agreements between employers and individual employees, no-poaching agreements are agreements between employers or companies themselves, irrespective of whether they compete in the same product or service market. This type of agreement primarily aims not to lose highly trained employees, instead of intellectual property and trade secrets, to competitors. Both the FTC and DOJ regard no-poaching agreements as anti-competitive and unlawful violations of the Shearman Antitrust Act as it restrain competition in the employment market.
To ensure compliance with the Guidance and avoid unwanted legal liability, it is important for employers to review their current hiring policies and refrain from entering into such agreements with a competitor, or even with noncompetitors.
In a LIVE Webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss the risks of no-poaching agreements for employers. They will offer best compliance practices in light of the increased enforcement focus in this area and the challenges brought by employee turnover and top-talent retention.
Key topics include:
• No-Poaching Agreements under Antitrust Laws
• The Antitrust Guidance for HR Professionals
• Implications to Employment Practices
• Recent Enforcement Actions
• Best Compliance Practices
About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register for an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/
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