In the final days of the Biden administration and on the eve of significant agency turnover, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new set of guidelines addressing...more
1/23/2025
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission), in the final two months of the Biden administration, entered into two settlements in cases targeting the use of so-called “no-hire” restrictions in services agreements. In...more
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), by a 3-2 vote, approved a Final Rule banning almost all worker noncompetes. The Final Rule will go into effect 120 days following its publication in the Federal Register. In...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) conducted an open commission meeting on April 23 where the five FTC Commissioners voted on a final rule that would prevent employers from enforcing noncompetes against nearly all workers....more
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) January 5, 2023, notice of proposed rulemaking would ban businesses from entering into and maintaining noncompete clauses with workers. In this LawFlash, we answer several frequently...more