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(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's antitrust head on Thursday vowed to move forward with criminal cases against restrictions on employee hiring and mobility, despite two trial losses last week and a chorus of defense lawyers urging the government to rethink its drive to criminalize conduct in labor markets.
Jurors in Colorado federal court on April 15 rejected claims against dialysis provider DaVita Inc and its retired chief executive that they were criminally liable for "no-poach" agreements with industry competitors. In a separate case, a Texas panel a day earlier spurned a criminal wage-fixing allegation against the former owner of a physical therapy staffing company.
The verdicts resonated widely, as U.S. law firms try to glean takeaways from the novel prosecutions, and as the DOJ prepares for more trials that will test the application of criminal antitrust laws in labor and employment arenas.
Jonathan Kanter, leader of the DOJ's antitrust division, in remarks in Chicago touted the previous court rulings that allowed the two cases to head to trial. He called the prosecutions "extremely...
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