On July 3, 2024, in Ryan v. Federal Trade Commission, a district court in the Northern District of Texas preliminarily enjoined the implementation and enforcement against the plaintiff and plaintiffs-intervenors of a Federal...more
7/9/2024
/ Appeals ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Texas
The Federal Trade Commission’s final rule broadly banning noncompete clauses between employers and workers, released on April 23, 2024, was published in the Federal Register on May 7, so the ban will take effect on September...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a 3-2 vote, issued a final rule that bans noncompete clauses between workers and employers as “unfair method[s] of competition” under Section 5 of the FTC Act, subject...more
4/25/2024
/ Competition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Labor Reform ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Notice Requirements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition
The Supreme Court granted the petition for writ of certiorari in Murray v. UBS Securities LLC et al., No. 20-4202 (2d Cir. 2022), a case with important implications for claims brought under Sarbanes-Oxley’s anti-retaliation...more
Takeaways -
Litigants will ask the Court to rule on an array of matters growing out of the COVID-19 pandemic, beyond challenges to Biden administration’s vaccine policies.
The preemption of state employment laws by...more
1/26/2022
/ Airline Deregulation Act ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Crowdfunding ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Preemption ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 230 ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act