On Tuesday, August 20, a Texas federal judge set aside the FTC’s “Non-Compete Rule” (the “Rule”). This decision comes just two weeks before the FTC’s nationwide ban on non-competes was set to take effect. The Court stated...more
8/22/2024
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On Wednesday, July 3, a Texas federal judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing the FTC’s rule barring most non-competes from taking effect in September. In the meantime, the court will consider if the FTC has...more
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted to issue a final rule banning non-compete clauses nationwide with limited exceptions (the “Final Rule”). The unpublished Final Rule is available...more
4/25/2024
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Effective January 1, 2024, California made several adjustments to its non-competition laws to strengthen its general prohibition on such agreements. Those adjustments included: making non-competition agreements unenforceable...more
California enacted several bills that require changes to Employee Handbooks before the end of the year. The areas which may require revision include...more
12/7/2023
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On May 30, 2023, Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”), issued a memo arguing that requiring employees to sign non-competition agreements violates the National Labor Relations...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a proposed rule to eliminate all non-competition agreements with employees subject to limited exceptions. While some states, like California, have already nearly...more