On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 to issue a new rule that will dramatically impact employers that use noncompete agreements to protect their business interests. In January 2023, the FTC...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-1 to propose a rule that, if adopted, will dramatically impact companies that use noncompete agreements to protect their business interests. Under the proposed...more
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Few things can be more frustrating to an employer than spending significant resources training a new employee, allowing the employee access to trade secrets, and introducing the employee to customers, only for the employee to...more
Originally published in the ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law - Volume 28, Number 1, Fall 2012.
I. Introduction -
"I didn't solicit them; they approached me." That is a common defense invoked by someone accused...more