During their last week in office, and over the vigorous dissent of Republican FTC commissioners, Biden administration antitrust officials unveil new guidelines intended to replace the 2016 Antitrust Guidance for Human...more
1/22/2025
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employees ,
Employment Contract ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Franchises ,
Independent Contractors ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 along party lines to finalize a rule that bans noncompete clauses in employment agreements as a per se illegal “unfair method of competition” (“UMC”) under Section 5...more
The Situation: The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently filed a rare monopolization case, alleging that a health information technology company illegally monopolized two e-prescribing markets.
The Impact: The FTC...more
5/24/2019
/ Competition ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Monopolization ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Sherman Act