Final Rule Requires Notice to Workers of Unenforceability by September 4, 2024 -
The Federal Trade Commission proposed a sweeping rule last year, outlawing most non-competition agreements nationwide. The rule drew...more
6/3/2024
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In May, it will have been a year since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts Inc. v. Goldsmith. In that case, the court held that Andy Warhol's silkscreens of the musician Prince based on a...more
4/22/2024
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In a somewhat shocking decision handed down in March 2021, the Second Circuit ruled against the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts in a copyright infringement suit brought by a photographer whose photos of Prince Andy...more
4/8/2022
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President Biden has directed the FTC to crack down on non-competition agreements.
Non-compete clauses can unfairly hinder the mobility of low-level workers due to disparate bargaining power.
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8/31/2021
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