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A Ban No More: District Court Strikes Down FTC’s Noncompete Ban

The FTC’s noncompete ban (16 C.F.R. § 910-1.6) is no more, at least for the time being. On Aug. 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Hon. Ada Brown, U.S.D.J.), in Ryan, LLC v. Federal...more

8/23/2024  /  Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , FTC Act , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , Unfair Competition

District Court Strikes Down FTC’s Noncompete Ban

The FTC’s noncompete ban (16 C.F.R. § 910-1.6) is no more, at least for the time being. On Aug. 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Hon. Ada Brown, U.S.D.J.), in Ryan, LLC v. Federal...more

8/22/2024  /  Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , FTC Act , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , Unfair Competition

A Growing Divide That May Sow Confusion

On July 23, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Hon. Kelley B. Hodge, U.S.D.J.) issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order (the Order) in the matter of ATS Tree Services, LLC v. Federal...more

7/30/2024  /  Employment Contract , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , FTC Act , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , Unfair Competition

Non-Compete Clauses May Be A Thing Of The Past: Analyzing the FTC’s Final Rule Banning Non-Compete Clauses

In a 3-2 vote on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its final rule on non-compete clauses, declaring all non-compete clauses to be unfair methods of competition, resulting in a national ban on...more

4/25/2024  /  Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Final Rules , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , Unfair Competition

A Ban No More? Gov. Hochul Vetoes Noncompete Bill

On Dec. 23, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed Senate Bill S3100, blocking the Legislature’s attempt to ban noncompete agreements across the state. The proposed legislation sought to add a new section to the New York Labor Law...more

12/27/2023  /  Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , State Labor Laws

NYS Considers Ban of Non-Compete Agreements in the Shadow of the FTC's Proposed Nationwide Ban [Video]

As a bonus to Bond’s May 30 Business in 2023 webinar, Bond litigation attorney Kevin Cope talked about proposed legislation that would ban non-compete agreements across New York State. Listen to see how this, as well as other...more

5/30/2023  /  Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , New York , Non-Compete Agreements , State Bans

NYS Considers Ban of Non-Compete Agreements in the Shadow of the FTC’s Proposed Nationwide Ban

On the heels of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed nationwide ban on the use of non-competition agreements with employees and other “workers,” the New York State Senate and Assembly are poised to consider a ban on...more

5/26/2023  /  Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Non-Compete Agreements , Proposed Rules , Restrictive Covenants

A Ban For Some, But Not All: Exception to the FTC’s Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Clauses

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a shockwave through the corporate world on Jan. 5, 2023, when it released a proposed regulation banning non-compete clauses in all but extremely limited circumstances. The proposed...more

2/3/2023  /  Comment Period , Contract Terms , Corporate Counsel , Employment Contract , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , FTC Act , Non-Compete Agreements , Proposed Rules , Restrictive Covenants , Unfair Competition

Are Non-Compete Clauses A Thing Of The Past? Analyzing the FTC’s New Regulation Declaring Non-Compete Clauses An Unfair Method Of...

On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order that, among other things, directed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) “to curtail the unfair use of non-compete clauses and other clauses or agreements that may...more

1/9/2023  /  Employment Contract , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Non-Compete Agreements , Proposed Rules , Public Comment , Restrictive Covenants , Unfair Competition
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