New York Business Groups Say Antitrust Bill Could Cost Jobs, Hurt Economy

New York Business Groups Say Antitrust Bill Could Cost Jobs, Hurt Economy

(Just The News)—New York business groups warn that a legislative proposal to overhaul the state’s antitrust laws would cost thousands of jobs and threaten the economy. The 21st Century Antitrust Act, sponsored by state Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris, D-Queens, and Assembly Minority Leader Crystal People-Stokes, D-Buffalo, would lower the threshold for antitrust enforcement and allow class-action lawsuits for violations of propose…