Re: Question about pay rates

[Emoto <emoto1 -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Discussion is a far cry from price-fixing. I will start to worry about it
when provided with recent and numerous examples of convictions based on
light discussions like these.

Bob

On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Michael Wyland <
michael -at- sumptionandwyland -dot- com> wrote:

> To all:
>
> Please be aware that, in the U.S., discussion of specific contracted pay
> rates and services within an industry group may be construed as
> price-fixing and therefore illegal under the Sherman Antitrust Act and/or
> the Clayton Act.
>
> What is generally seen as OK?  References to third-party compensation
> reporting surveys, websites, etc., and discussions of general fee ranges
> and methods of charging for services that do not invoke specific client
> arrangements.
>
>
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