Labor Thursday: Google Workers Met with DOJ Over Search Monopoly Remedy; FTC Commissioner Bedoya Lays Out Case for Federal Workplace Privacy Law and Greater Enforcement; Bedoya Plans Speech on Children and AI, Says He’s Concerned with Unfair Franchise Relationships; Challenges to NLRB Constitutionality Mount

IBM/HashiCorp: Companies’ Optimism Increases as Early 2025 FTC Decision Approaches

The merging parties’ optimism of closing IBM’s attempted $6.4 billion takeover of HashiCorp is growing as the FTC approaches a decision early next year, sources familiar with the matter...

Labor Thursday: Judge in Kroger/Albertsons Case Doesn’t Rule on FTC’s Worker Argument But Provides Guidance for Future Challenges; Manchin, Sinema Block NLRB Chair’s Renomination 

The FTC’s federal court victory Tuesday in blocking Kroger’s (KR) attempted $24.6 billion acquisition of rival Albertsons (ACI) didn’t advance labor-related antitrust law as far as advocates...

Labor Thursday: FTC Cracks Down on Building Services Contractor’s No-Hire Agreement; Union Worker Charges Kroger and Albertsons with Colluding During Strike; Apple’s Employee Surveillance Under Fire; Amazon Contractors Win Preliminary Ruling to Begin Organizing, Amazon to Appeal; Aveanna Healthcare Faces Nurse Wage Suit

FTC orders building services contractor to cease no-hire agreement, saying Sherman Act and FTC Act violations caused harm to workers. The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with Guardian...