The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 (, codified at, ), is a part of United States antitrust law with the goal of adding further substance to the U.S. antitrust law regime; the Clayton Act seeks to prevent anticompetitive practices in their incipiency. That regime started with the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the first Federal law outlawing practices that were harmful to consumers (monopolies, cartels, and trusts). The Clayton Act specified particular prohibited conduct, the three-level enforcement scheme, the exemptions, and the remedial measures. Like the Sherman Act, much of the substance of the Clayton Act has been developed and animated by the U.S. courts, the Supreme Court. Background Since the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, courts in the United States had interpreted the law on cartels as applying against trade unions. This had created a problem for workers, who needed to organize to balance the equal bargaining power against their employers. The Sher
El Clayton Antitrust Act de 1914 (, codificado en, ), es una parte de la ley antitrust de los Estados Unidos con el objetivo de añadir sustancia adicional al régimen de ley antitrust de los Estados Unidos; el Clayton Act busca prevenir las prácticas anticoncorrenciales en su incipiente. Ese régimen comenzó con el Sherman Antitrust Act de 1890, la primera ley federal que prohibió las prácticas que eran perjudiciales para los consumidores (monopolios, cárteles y fideicomiso). El Clayton Act especificó conductas prohibidas particulares, el esquema de ejecución de tres niveles, las exenciones y las medidas correctoras. Al igual que el Sherman Act, gran parte de la sustancia del Clayton Act ha sido desarrollada y animada por los tribunales estadounidenses, la Corte Suprema.