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1706002 Informal Interpretation
FTC Requests Public Comment on Application from LafargeHolcim Ltd. to Amend Several Agreements that Were Part of 2015 Divestiture Ordered by the Agency
1706001 Informal Interpretation
FTC Challenges Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board Regulations that Restrict Competition
FTC Requires Sherwin-Williams to Divest Assets as a Condition of Acquiring Valspar
FTC Approves Final Order and Consent Agreement with American Guild of Organists
American Guild of Organists, In the Matter of
The American Guild of Organists agreed to eliminate rules that restrict its members from competing for opportunities to perform to settle charges that the guild’s rules restrained competition and harmed consumers in violation of the FTC Act. The guild represents approximately 15,000 member organists and choral directors in 300 chapters in the US and abroad. Under the guild’s code of ethics, if a consumer wished to have someone other than an “incumbent musician” play at a venue for a wedding, funeral or other service, the consumer was required to pay both the incumbent and the consumer’s chosen musician. The code of ethics stated that “members are advised to protect themselves as incumbents” through contracts that secure fees even if they don’t perform. The guild also developed and publicized compensation schedules and formulas, and instructed its chapters and members to develop and use regionally applicable versions to determine charges for their services. The Commission's consent order requires the American Guild of Organists to stop restraining its members from soliciting work as musicians, and to stop issuing compensation schedules, guidance, or model contract provisions for members to use to determine their compensation. The guild must implement an antitrust compliance program, and is required under the order to stop recognizing chapters that fail to certify their compliance with the order’s provisions.
FTC Submits Annual Budget Request, Performance Plan and Performance Report to Congress
1705005 Informal Interpretation
International Competition Network Adopts Recommended Practices on Merger Notification and Review and New Work on a Framework for Analyzing Unilateral Conduct
1705004 Informal Interpretation
1705003 Informal Interpretation
1705002 Informal Interpretation
FTC Acting Chairman Maureen K Ohlhausen to Participate in International Competition Network Conference in Porto, Portugal
1705001 Informal Interpretation
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