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Navigating Non-Compete Agreements: Key Considerations for In-House Counsel in Franchise Businesses

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In May of last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought to ban non-compete agreements in most employment contracts. Franchise agreements were an exception. However, before the rule could take effect in September, a...more

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Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter - January 2025

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Welcome to the January 2025 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Bracket-Busting Trade Secret and Non-Compete Disputes in Sports - Employment Law This Week® - Spilling...

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This week, in our special Spilling Secrets podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law, we take a deeper look at trade secrets and non-compete cases in the wide world of sports: As college basketball...more

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Clock is Ticking on New York's Non-Compete-Ban Bill

While many in the antitrust community have been focused on the FTC’s proposed ban of non-competes, the states also have been active in this area. Earlier this year, the New York legislature passed a broad non-compete ban,...more

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[Webinar] Consequences of No-Poach Agreements: Civil and Criminal - May 24th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

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The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) has stepped up enforcement over no-poach/no-hire agreements under Federal antitrust laws. The DOJ recently tried two criminal cases against individual officers of...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

FTC Holds Workshop Examining Potential for Regulation of Non-Compete Agreements

After a busy year for non-compete regulation at the state level, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a public workshop last Thursday in Washington D.C. to examine the legal basis and economic support for a contemplated...more

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State Attorneys General Keep Pressure on FTC to Regulate Non-Competes

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As we previously covered, a group of 18 state attorneys general in July filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), asking the FTC to incorporate labor concerns when reviewing corporate mergers and to use its...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The evolving landscape of non-compete agreements - change is underway in New York State - could non-compete clauses become...

Employers commonly use non-compete agreements to protect the use of their trade secrets and other confidential business information from employers who leave to join competitors. New York State appears poised to join a number...more

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Unfair Competition: What Happened in 2018, and What's in Store for 2019

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From sweeping legislation to unexpected case law, and everything in between, 2018 brought a lot of changes to unfair competition law....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Keeping Pace in the Fast-Moving World of Trade Secrets and Employee Mobility

In managing workforces, particularly when addressing employee turnover, employers often find themselves facing issues regarding how best to safeguard their confidential business information and how to protect their...more

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