Antitrust Chronicle® – Labor & Antitrust

Dear Readers,

Antitrust enforcers are increasingly turning their attention to competition in labor markets, both in the context of mergers, and where, for example, noncompete agreements limit employees’ freedom to change jobs. This is true in the U.S., the EU and worldwide, and reflects a growing recognition of the monopsony power allegedly held by employers in certain concentrated markets. As the articles in this Chronicle demonstrate, demonstrating and remedying monopsony power can be diffic