The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with “concurrence” of the assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a paradigm-breaking rule that would ban essentially all non-compete agreements. If enacted, this rule would purport to override tens of millions of contracts in every sector of...more
2/8/2023
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Executive Orders ,
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Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that, if made final, would (at least on its face) effectively prohibit non-compete agreements other than in very limited circumstances....more
1/11/2023
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Employment Contract ,
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Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Notice Requirements ,
OIRA ,
OMB ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rescission ,
Section 5 ,
Unfair Competition