By now, employers across the country are aware of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) pending rule banning the vast majority of non-competition agreements on a national level (the “Rule”). We have been tracking the Rule...more
8/22/2024
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As most employers are aware, and as we previously discussed in an April blog post, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) enacted a sweeping administrative rule banning the vast majority of non-competition agreements in the...more
7/8/2024
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Texas
As most New Jersey employers are already aware, since 2019, the State’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) prohibits employers from enforcing contract provisions that have the effect of preventing an employee or former employee...more
Non-Compete Clauses Banned By The FTC - In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for a comprehensive ban on employee non-compete clauses. The FTC received over 26,000 comments...more
Mandatory arbitration provisions are common features of employment agreements, particularly for large employers. At the same time employers have consistently become more and more reliant on technology and electronic...more