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Employee restrictive covenants are often a contentious issue, especially when employees leave to form (or join) competing firms. A recent Alberta Court of King’s Bench decision, People Corporation v Quinn et al. (2024 ABKB...more
On October 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appealed to the Fifth Circuit a Texas federal court’s decision to strike down the FTC’s nationwide noncompete ban. This comes hot on the heels of the FTC’s September 24,...more
One of the main reasons for a separation agreement with an employee is to obtain an effective release of claims against the employer. However, ensuring release agreements are effective and enforceable is becoming increasingly...more
The recent federal court ruling striking down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning non-compete agreements has left many employers breathing a sigh of relief. However, this does not mean that non-compete...more
Many employers breathed a sigh of relief last week after a federal judge in Texas struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements....more
Employers concerned about the enforceability of restrictive covenants can breathe a little easier for now. A Texas federal court has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC’s”) final rule banning non-compete agreements...more
A U.S. District Court judge in Texas has set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) controversial noncompete rule, ruling that it will not become effective on Sept. 4 as previously scheduled and cannot be enforced by the...more
On Tuesday, August 20, a federal judge in Texas shot down the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning noncompete agreements (“the Rule”) that was set to take effect September 4. This means that the FTC cannot enforce the...more
On August 20, 2024, a federal district court in Texas blocked the final rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that would have prohibited all for-profit employers nationwide from using non-compete agreements with...more
On July 23, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Hodge, J.) declined to enjoin the Federal Trade Commission’s noncompete ban (“Rule”) in a ruling in the matter of ATS Tree Services,...more
As discussed in our prior alert concerning the FTC final rule banning non-competes, litigation has threatened the final rule’s enforcement and implementation....more
As most employers know, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a controversial rule earlier this year that will prohibit virtually all noncompete restrictions (the “Non-Compete Rule”) as of its effective date, Sept. 4,...more
On July 3, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction against the implementation of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) rule adopting a ban on non-competition...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rattled the business world last month when it issued a rule that would nullify most noncompete agreements. Within 24 hours, the FTC was sued by two different parties that argued the agency...more
The Federal Trade Commission recently propounded a rule regarding non-competes. This is complicated, as is demonstrated by the extensive FTC comments that are a hundredfold longer than the regulation itself. Of significant...more
Effective Date: 120 days after the final rule is published in the Federal Register, likely in late August or early September 2024....more
Over a year after it proposed a rule banning virtually all non-compete agreements, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted to issue its long-awaited final rule. The final rule is substantially the same as the proposed...more
Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission issued a Final Rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide. Until this point, the law on noncompetes varied from state to state. Some states’ laws were quite favorable to...more
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to approve a Final Rule (the Final Rule) that, if allowed to take effect, would ban nearly all non-competes with employees and other workers and substantially change...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to issue a Final Rule that would prohibit most employee noncompete agreements...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule banning employers from enforcing non-compete agreements against any non-executive employee (“Non-Compete Clause Rule”). As suspected, business...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule adopting a comprehensive ban on non-competition agreements and clauses, which prevent workers from leaving for a competitor for a certain period of...more
On April 23, 2024, the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) voted 3-to-2 along party lines to approve a final rule (Rule) that prevents all for-profit employers nationwide from using non-compete agreements for any worker (whether...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced this week that it will finally hold its much-anticipated vote to finalize its controversial noncompete rule on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 2 p.m. The final regulation, which was...more