On August 20, 2024, the court in Ryan LLC v. FTC, pending in the Northern District of Texas, granted the plaintiff and intervenors’ motions for summary judgment. The court ruled that the FTC lacked statutory authority to...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a party-line vote, approved its final rule banning most non-compete agreements.
The final rule bans all non-competes nationwide, including de facto non-competes,...more
4/25/2024
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Trade Secrets
On January 5, 2023, in a dramatic and far-reaching agency action, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking, effectively banning all non-compete agreements, nationwide. The FTC’s proposed...more
1/12/2023
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