Employers may recall that last year we reported on a sweeping new Executive Order (E.O.) signed by President Biden that is designed to promote competition throughout the economy. We also predicted that it was only a matter of time before federal agencies began adopting policies pursuant to the E.O. that would impact workplace compliance.
Recent events appear to bear that out. For example, early last month the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury or Treasury Department) published a report entitled The State of Labor Market Competition that highlights numerous workplace practices that the Biden Administration believes are harmful to competition and summarizes Administration initiatives intended to improve competition.
Just days later, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that, among other things, is designed to protect workers from “collusion and unlawful employer behavior.”
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) can read more here.