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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a... more +
Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -
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The FTC Rule Banning Noncompetes Has Been Struck Down – For Now

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On Aug. 20, a new federal court decision from the Northern District of Texas in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission halted enactment of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Rule banning noncompete agreements throughout the...more

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Georgia’s Restrictive Covenants Act Does Not Require That Restrictive Covenants Contain Express Geographic Restriction

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In June 2023, the Georgia Court of Appeals held in North American Senior Benefits, LLC v. Wimmer that an employee non-solicitation covenant must contain an express geographic limitation to be enforceable. On September 4,...more

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Non-Compete Contracts: Legally Undead

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Contracts restraining competition by former employees and contractors have always faced enforcement headwinds, differing state-by-state in their strength and direction. California is most hostile; there, a statute purports to...more

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Court Blocks FTC Rule Banning Almost All Worker Non-Compete Deals

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A federal court has issued a nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) new rule that would ban nearly all non-competition (“non-compete”) deals. The rule, issued on April 23, 2024...more

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Georgia Supreme Court Finds Restrictive Covenants Not Required to Contain Express Geographic Restriction

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In a win for Georgia employers seeking to enforce restrictive covenants, the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that restrictive covenants are not required to contain an express geographic limitation to be enforceable under the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Employment Law Now VIII-150 - The FTC Noncompete Rule is Dead: What Now?

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In this special 150th podcast episode, Michael Schmidt is joined by his Cozen O'Connor colleagues David Barron and Jim Gale to discuss what is left of the FTC noncompete rule, if anything, and what employers should be doing...more

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Federal Noncompete Ban Struck Down

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The District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision striking down the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning non-compete agreements, which was set to take effect on September 4, 2024....more

Mayer Brown

Employer's Claim to Enforce Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Obligations Dismissed by Hong Kong Court

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In the recent case of Moxie Communications Limited v. Lai Cheuk Lok [2024] HKDC 1323, an employer (the "Company") sought to enforce two post-termination restrictive covenants ("PTRs") against a former employee (the...more

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The FTC’s effort for a non-compete ban has been judicially struck down, however, its fate still hangs in the balance

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) efforts to ban non-compete agreements was significantly curtailed when a federal judge in Texas, on August 20, 2024, issued a nationwide injunction, finding the FTC’s ban on non-compete...more

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How Employers Should Navigate an Environment After FTC Noncompete Rule Was Struck Down

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The Federal Trade Commission recently posted a notice on its website acknowledging that the federal court injunction issued in Texas will prevent implementation for now of its final regulations restricting use of...more

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Texas District Court Sets Aside FTC Non-Compete Ban: What Employers Should Consider

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Rule, which was scheduled to become effective on September 4, 2024, was set aside last month by US District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas in Ryan LLC v....more

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10 Things Employers Still Need to Consider Even Though the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban is Dead: Your Reminder To-Do List

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You probably know the federal non-compete ban is on ice for now – but that doesn’t mean employers are free to use non-competes indiscriminately. What remains in the wake of the FTC’s ban is a highly complex, constantly...more

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Federal Court Strikes Down FTC’s Non-Compete Ban

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Employers can breathe a sigh of relief as a Texas federal judge set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) impending ban on non-compete clauses.  The FTC published a final rule banning all non-compete clauses with...more

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FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Is On Hold, For Now

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Earlier this year, we wrote about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enacting a final rule to ban most all forms of non-compete agreements between employers and employees in the United States (available here).  The ban was...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Move Over Non-Competes: Why NDAs May Be the Next Antitrust Enforcer Focus

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On August 20, a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the FTC’s proposed non-compete clause rulemaking that had been set to go into effect today. Had it gone into effect (and it may still at some point, as the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Continued Employment May Constitute Sufficient Consideration for Noncompete Agreements in Connecticut, but Uncertainty Remains

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The Connecticut Supreme Court recently held that continued employment may constitute sufficient consideration for noncompete agreements under Connecticut law, but left unclear the parameters of that holding....more

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#WorkforceWednesday®: What the FTC Non-Compete Ban Block Means for Employers - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we’re examining the repercussions for employers of a recent court decision that set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) nationwide non-compete ban: On August 20, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the...more

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Court Strikes Down FTC’s Non-Compete Ban

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On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, the United States District Court in Texas found the FTC rule banning non-compete agreements to be “arbitrary and capricious.”...more

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Court Rules that the FTC Rule Banning Non-Competition Clauses in Employment Agreements is Unlawful and Order Has “Nationwide...

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On August 20, 2024, the Northern District of Texas in the case of Ryan, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission granted summary judgment to the Plaintiff Ryan, LLC, enjoining the FTC from implementing its rule banning non-compete...more

Fisher Phillips

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your September To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Navigating the Changing Landscape of Non-Compete Agreements: What Employers Need to Know

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The recent federal court ruling striking down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning non-compete agreements has left many employers breathing a sigh of relief. However, this does not mean that non-compete...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

The FTC’s Non-Compete Rule Has Been Struck Down and Will No Longer Take Effect on September 4, 2024.

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On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s “Non-Compete Rule” (the “Rule”). ...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

FTC Non-Compete Ban Set Aside

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Last week, on the eve of the effective date of the FTC's ban on non-compete agreements, a Texas federal district court found that the agency had exceeded its authority in enacting the ban. The Court also explained that its...more

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The End of Non-Compete Agreements: How the FTC's New Rule Could Reshape Employment Contracts

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The structure of employment contracts is undergoing a seismic shift with the recent move by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban non-compete clauses. This landmark decision has the potential to reshape how businesses...more

Payne & Fears

[Webinar] Dissecting Restrictive Covenants and Non-Competes - September 12th, 12:00 pm PT

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The FTC’s national ban on non-compete agreements and related court challenges once again puts the spotlight on restrictive covenants and their continued viability in a variety of contractual scenarios. This interactive...more

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