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On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a long-anticipated final rule that will effectively ban the use of noncompete clauses by employers, with a few limited exceptions....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new rule on April 23, 2024, banning new non-compete agreements in all employment contexts. The highly anticipated rule, which was first proposed in draft form in January 2023, is...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “Commission”) voted to issue its final rule (the “Final Rule”) barring non-competes for most workers in the United States, with exceptions for non-competes entered into in...more
On March 5, President Joe Biden launched the Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing (Strike Force) for the purpose of implementing policies in his July 9, 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American...more
In the November edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including how to prepare for the 2024 10-K season; the SEC announcing a new intake system for Rule 14a-8 submissions; the...more
On Thursday, January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule that would bar all U.S. employers from enforcing and imposing non-compete agreements on workers. The proposed rule – if ever finalized – would...more
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced several updates to his plan for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. Although media reports have led some to believe that President Biden’s actions have imposed an immediately...more
Trade and professional organizations continue to take issue with Executive Order 13950, Executive Order on Combating Race and Stereotyping. We’ve reported about Executive Order 13950, entitled Executive Order on Combating...more
As previously reported, the Trump Administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018 includes a plan to merge the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) into the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more