And don't your  institutions letterhead!  :)

Don Hammer, Retired Guy
----- Original Message -----
From: Geoff McAuliffe <mcauliff@UMDNJ.EDU>
To: <Verrucous@aol.com>
Cc: <HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: $ surveys & anti-trust?


> Verrucous@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >     Have you ever been told that it is a violation of the antitrust law
to
> > ask another Histologist in another hospital about their wages? I was,
and I'm
> > shocked!
>
>     Well, I am not a lawyer and I don't work in a hospital or industry but
I'll
> bet this is not true. Sounds like an attempt at intimidation to me.
Exactly what
> section of the Penal Code, Civil Code or whatever Code applies says this?
>
> >       Times have changed, and we're now employees of a larger company.
The new
> > employer tells us that we may only collect "public information" or buy a
> > survey.  We could loose our jobs if we do otherwise.
>
>     What you do on your own time is your business, but there may be some
"fine
> print" in your contract that precludes garnering such info on company time
and
> maybe even on your own time? Check it out.
>
> Geoff
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