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The Federal Trade Commission has a new chairman — Andrew Ferguson. Prior to becoming chairman, Ferguson was sworn in as an FTC commissioner in April 2024 under then-President Joe Biden. Ferguson’s designation as chairman may...more
After much conversation, it is now official. Andrew Ferguson is the new chair of the Federal Trade Commission and Lina Khan is not, though she remains until January 31....more
On April 23, the FTC promulgated its final rule banning noncompetes nationwide. Originally published in Law360 - May 23, 2024....more
This week, Judge Ada E. Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Ryan v. The Federal Trade Commission upheld a challenge by business groups to the FTC’s non-compete ban. In addition to confirming...more
On August 20, 2024, a federal court in Texas permanently blocked the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) final rule banning most non-competes. U.S. District Judge Ada Brown granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ambitious attempt to implement a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements (with limited exceptions) has hit a significant legal roadblock. On August 20, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown...more
Once again surprising the country by acting ten days before her own self-appointed deadline, a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a ruling on August 20 in the Ryan v....more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule (“Final Rule”) broadly banning non-competition (“non-compete”) agreements nationwide. With limited exceptions, the Final Rule prohibits employers...more
In a vote held at a special open commission meeting on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 in favor of issuing the final Non-Complete Clause Rule (the Final Rule) banning post-employment non-compete...more
連邦取引委員会（以下「FTC」）は、2024年4月23日に開催された公開委員会において、競業避止義務に関する規則（以下「最終規則」）を3対2の賛成多数で可決しました。 この最終規則の発効日は、連邦官報に掲載されてから120日後（「発効日」）であります。 FTCは、競業避止義務は不公正な競争方法であり、連邦取引委員会法第5条に違反すると判断しました。 以下は、最終規則のハイライトであります。 During an Open Commission...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) held an open meeting on noncompetition agreements, at which they voted 3-2 to approve a proposed final Noncompete Rule. The final Rule is a...more
By Thomas McCally and Janette M. Blee On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-to-2 to issue a final rule that will ban most employer-employee non-compete agreements. The final rule is scheduled to go...more
FTC Declares Employees Free from Most Noncompetes, But How Far Does the Ban Go and Will It Last? During an Open Commission Meeting on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 in favor of issuing the...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its Final Rule banning employers from imposing post-employment noncompete requirements on their workers (the “Final Rule”). The FTC has indicated that it will...more
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 along party lines to finalize a rule that bans noncompete clauses in employment agreements as a per se illegal “unfair method of competition” (“UMC”) under Section 5...more
The Federal Trade Commission has adopted a final rule (“Rule”) declaring it to be an unfair method of competition: With respect to a worker other than a senior executive: To enter into or attempt to enter into a...more
In a monumental move, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final rule on April 23, 2024, that effectively invalidates most noncompete agreements. This rule will take effect 120 days after it is published in the Federal...more
In an anticipated yet groundbreaking turn of events, on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 to issue a Final Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Final Rule”) which bans U.S. employers from using...more
Following up on proposed rules issued on January 5, 2023, after the public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued final rules on April 23, 2024, banning noncompete agreements in most employment contexts....more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved and issued a final rule effectively banning non-compete agreements nationwide (the “Final Rule”). As a result of a 3-to-2 vote, the FTC found that non-compete...more
We recently reported on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) 3-2 vote to issue its final noncompete rule that, unless it is enjoined, would ban all new noncompetes and a majority of existing noncompetes (the Noncompete...more
The FTC unveiled its long-awaited final rule banning most non-compete agreements during a live broadcast of a Commission meeting on April 23, 2024. The proposed rule, which was first announced in January 2023, underwent an...more
As Bradley previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission at the beginning of last year issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to effectively ban employee noncompete provisions as an unfair method of competition in...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its Final Rule prohibiting non-compete clauses in all agreements between employers and their workers. This controversial ban comes one year and six months after...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the long-awaited Non-Compete Final Rule that prohibits all new non-compete agreements and renders all existing non-competes unenforceable, except in limited circumstances. These...more