---
title: "Compare a collaboration paper with the no-poach and information-sharing rules"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/competition-and-consumer-law/compare-a-collaboration-or-jv-paper-with-the-no-poach-and-information-sh/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A29-A20260923-3-US"
practice_area: "Competition & Consumer Law (ACCC / ACL)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Compare a collaboration paper with the no-poach and information-sharing rules

> Extract hiring, wage and information-sharing clauses from the collaboration paper into a table, and note whether the parties hire the same kinds of workers.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Competition & Consumer Law (ACCC / ACL)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/competition-and-consumer-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Extract hiring, wage and information-sharing clauses from the collaboration paper into a table, and note whether the parties hire the same kinds of workers. |
| What the lawyer must review | The January 2025 FTC and DOJ worker guidelines say an agreement not to hire, solicit or compete for workers can violate the antitrust laws and can lead to criminal charges, whether it is written or oral, and that information exchanges may indicate wage coordination. Sherman Act § 1 is the statute. A joint venture does not take the parties outside labour-market competition. You decide whether a clause is ancillary to a real collaboration or a naked restraint. Opinion 512: do not put the paper into a public tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Compare a collaboration or JV paper with the no-poach and information-sharing rules](https://ailawframework.com/practice/competition-and-consumer-law/compare-a-collaboration-or-jv-paper-with-the-no-poach-and-information-sh.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Extract hiring, wage and information-sharing clauses from the collaboration paper into a table, and note whether the parties hire the same kinds of workers.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The guidelines also discuss franchise no-poach clauses. Read that section before you apply it to a franchise.
- Do not treat the guidelines as a holding that every no-solicit clause is a crime.

## Sources

- [FTC and DOJ, Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers (January 2025)](https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/p251201antitrustguidelinesbusinessactivitiesaffectingworkers2025.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [15 U.S.C. § 1, Sherman Act section 1](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [US antitrust compliance policy](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/competition-and-consumer-law/us-antitrust-compliance-policy.md) | Policy | Yellow | Company policy built around Sherman Act section 1 as opened, including the felony penalty.… |
| [Competitor contact and information-sharing protocol (trade associations, joint ventures, benchmarking and clean teams)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/competition-and-consumer-law/competitor-contact-information-sharing-protocol.md) | Policy | Yellow | Protocol for staff who deal with competitors: what must never be discussed or exchanged, rules for industry association meetings and benchmarking, a clean-team procedure for deal or joint venture… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*