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Under Delaware law, executives (and former executives) may be entitled to indemnification and advancement from their employer for claims arising in connection with their employment. These rights to indemnification/advancement...more
There is much uncertainty about the future of FTC's new rule (the “FTC Rule”) making most non-compete agreements unlawful and barring employers from enforcing past non-compete clauses against nearly all employees and...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a final rule that bans noncompete clauses (“noncompetes”) nationwide. The FTC believes the new rule will protect the ability of workers to change jobs, increase innovation,...more
On May 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a final rule that effectively bans all non-compete agreements between employers and “workers” as “unfair method[s] of competition” and requires employers to refrain...more
The FTC’s non-compete ban is the topic of conversation for most in the HR world. As we all have heard, the FTC issued the Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”) which would ban nearly all non-compete provisions with limited...more
On April 23, the FTC issued its much-anticipated Final Rule banning worker non-competes. The Final Rule targets the Biden administration’s goal of reducing barriers to employee mobility....more
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to adopt a final rule banning noncompete agreements. The FTC defines a "non-compete clause" broadly as a term or condition of employment that prohibits a worker from, or...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to adopt a final rule broadly banning post-employment noncompete agreements. This federal ban prohibits for-profit employers from entering into noncompete...more
The Final Rule declares most non-competes an unfair method of competition, in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. In its April 23, 2024, open meeting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to issue a final rule...more
As covered in an earlier client alert by our firm, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s final Non-Complete Clause Rule—if it survives legal challenges and becomes effective—would ban most post-employment non-compete...more
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) finalized a rule, by a vote of 3-2, abolishing the vast majority of employee covenants not to compete across the United States (the Non-Compete Rule or...more
FTC RULE BANS NON-COMPETE CLAUSES FOR NON-SENIOR EMPLOYEES - Non-compete clauses have long been a contentious issue in employment agreements, with concerns raised about their potential to stifle competition and limit...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
Following an Open Commission Meeting on April 23, 2024, the FTC issued a Final Rule rendering most non-compete agreements in the employer/employee context unenforceable. The Final Rule applies nationwide, to all employers...more
The FTC has voted to enact its Rule to ban Non-Compete Agreements/Clauses. The vote to enact the Rule comes as no surprise but there were two noticeable changes to the Rule that was originally proposed and the Rule that the...more
Colorado enacted a restrictive covenant statute on March 1, 2022 that voided restrictive covenant agreements unless the agreements a) concerned the purchase and/ or sale of a business, b) were specifically designed to protect...more
As we have written about previously, an increasing number of states, and Washington, D.C., have limited the circumstances under which employers can bind their employees to non-compete and similar agreements, particularly when...more
This is the first issue of our monthly newsletter detailing recent important legislative developments, case law and events regarding labor law in France. This edition focuses on recent decisions rendered by French courts,...more
This newsletter summarises four significant judicial decisions over recent months. 1. The purpose of a probation period is for the employee’s skills to be assessed. Therefore an employee’s absence would extend the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 27, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that, under Massachusetts law, a terminated employee asserting a claim for being deprived of lost compensation in breach...more
In a recent working paper, researchers at UCLA and the University of Amsterdam determined that a single sexual harassment claim can cause more damage to a company’s reputation than financial misconduct or fraud. In this...more
When drafting executive agreements, it is easy to focus almost exclusively on benefits and wages, the popular areas, without properly addressing some of the legal concerns that have grown over the last several years. Areas...more
This post deals with two related protections that state laws and companies provide for directors and officers—indemnification and advancement. Corporations usually commit to indemnify officers and directors (and sometimes...more
Generally, startups do not sign employment agreements with employees, but if you do, it is very important to understand what you are signing. For every well drafted executive employment agreement in the business world,...more
This article continues with another tip for drafting executive employment agreements and the importance of consulting counsel. For every well drafted executive employment agreement in the business world, there seem to be...more