The US Department of Justice threw its support behind a lawsuit alleging a major Pennsylvania medical center wields illegal power over hospital workers thanks to a series of acquisitions and restrictive employment contracts.

The department’s antitrust division in a late Monday filing pushed the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to reject the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s position on the workers’ claims.

Adopting the healthcare firm’s stance risks handing “monopsonist employers a blank check to wield unlawfully acquired market power,” the DOJ said, “which could result in reduced wages and worse working conditions in concentrated markets.” ...

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