On August 20, 2024, in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs and set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)...more
8/23/2024
/ Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Statutory Authority ,
Texas ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas enjoined the FTC from implementing or enforcing its noncompete ban (the “Final Rule”) mainly on the grounds that it exceeds...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the Commission) voted 3-2 to finalize a rule banning nearly all worker non-compete agreements nationwide (the Final Rule). The Final Rule will have wide-ranging effects for...more
4/26/2024
/ Competition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Notice Requirements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition
On December 22, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed proposed legislation that would have banned all employee non-compete agreements in New York. In our June 2023 Legal Update, we outlined the proposed legislation that...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that would prohibit employers from imposing post-employment noncompete restrictions on their workers. The proposed rule, if adopted as drafted, would...more
1/9/2023
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Comment Period ,
Competition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
NPRM ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Section 5 ,
Unfair Competition
On June 14, 2016, a federal district court in the Northern District of Illinois denied a request from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the pending merger of Advocate Health Care...more
7/19/2016
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
Penalties ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Stark Law
On May 9, 2016, a federal district court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania rejected a request from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the pending merger (Merger) between Penn...more
6/6/2016
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Merger Agreements ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 7 ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
The Clayton Act