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FTC Asserts Its Rulemaking Authority in Opening Brief Defending Its Ban on Noncompetes

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On Nov. 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed its opening brief in its pending appeal in Properties of the Villages, Inc. v. FTC,No. 24–13102 (M.D. Florida). As previously reported, on Aug. 14, Judge Timothy Corrigan...more

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Pennsylvania Company Drops Challenge to FTC Noncompete Ban After Injunction Denial

A Pennsylvania company has dropped its challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) noncompete ban after a Pennsylvania federal judge denied the company’s bid to block the rule. The dismissal of the Pennsylvania lawsuit...more

Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP

FTC Final Rule on Noncompete Clauses: Pending Litigation

There are several legal challenges to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on noncompete clauses in employment agreements. There have been multiple lawsuits in varying federal district courts that seek to delay or...more

Jenner & Block

Non-Competition Agreements; FTC Rule Status

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As we previously reported, on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced their final rule banning most “non-competition” agreements. The FTC determined non-competition agreements were an unfair method of...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

FTC’s Nationwide Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Stopped by Federal Court Ruling

The FTC’s effort to implement a nationwide ban on the use of most non-compete agreements has been stalled indefinitely following a recent court ruling by a district court judge in Texas....more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday®: After the Block - What’s Next for Employers and Non-Competes? - Spilling Secrets Podcast - Employment Law...

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This week, on our Spilling Secrets podcast series, our panelists delve into the implications for employers following the recent blockage of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) non-compete ban. On August 20, 2024, the U.S....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

District Court Ruling Bars Federal Trade Commission Non-Compete Rule for the Near Term

With further proceedings anticipated, and in light of the numerous state law restrictions on non-competes, employers should continue to act with caution when presenting employees with non-compete agreements. On August 20,...more

Stokes Wagner

Federal Noncompete Ban Struck Down

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The District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision striking down the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning non-compete agreements, which was set to take effect on September 4, 2024....more

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Federal Court Strikes Down FTC’s Non-Compete Ban

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Employers can breathe a sigh of relief as a Texas federal judge set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) impending ban on non-compete clauses.  The FTC published a final rule banning all non-compete clauses with...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Ramifications of Ryan: The Future of the FTC’s Final Rule Banning Non-Competes

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The Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule banning non-competes will not take effect on September 4, 2024. On August 20, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown for the Northern District of Texas ruled on the merits of the...more

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Texas Court Puts a Stop to FTC's Non-Compete Ban

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On August 20, 2024, a Texas Federal Court issued a nationwide bar on the enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) rule banning nearly all non-compete agreements (the “Final Rule”), which, as we have previously...more

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FTC’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements Is Blocked

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The Federal Trade Commission’s efforts to ban noncompete agreements suffered a serious blow when a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking the ban’s enforcement. Implementation of the ban could disrupt...more

Perkins Coie

August Tip of the Month: Court Blocks FTC Rule Banning Employment-Related Noncompete Agreements

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On August 20, 2024, a Texas district court issued a decision blocking a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Rule, which would have banned employment-related noncompete agreements....more

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The FTC’s Non-Compete Rule Has Been Struck Down and Will No Longer Take Effect on September 4, 2024.

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On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s “Non-Compete Rule” (the “Rule”). ...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Battle Over/War Isn’t: Employer Considerations Now That FTC Non-Compete Ban Is Set Aside

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A Texas court has set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Final Rule banning almost all non-compete clauses days before it was set to take effect on Sept. 4. Ryan LLC v. FTC, No. 3:24-CV-00986-E, 2024 U.S. Dist....more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Federal Judge Blocks FTC Non-Compete Ban

The wait is over. On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed ban on non-compete agreements...more

Weintraub Tobin

FTC Rule Ruled Unenforceable Nationwide

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The Federal Trade Commission issued a rule that would act as a comprehensive ban on non-compete agreements. The ban would have taken effect next month, and would have invalidated non-compete provisions in millions of existing...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Update: FTC’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Set Aside

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Final Rule that renders invalid non-compete clauses in standard employment agreements. 16 C.F.R. § 910. On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the...more

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United States District Court Blocks FTC's Final Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the “Final Non-Compete Clause Rule” banning most post-employment non-compete clauses between employers and employees. The final rule was set to take effect on...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Ban on the Run: Federal Court Blocks the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Nationwide

A Federal Court has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule (the “Rule”) that was set to broadly ban nearly all forms of non-compete agreements. On August 20, 2024, Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of...more

Venable LLP

FTC Rule Largely Banning Non-Competes Put on Ice by Federal Judge

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This past April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule (Rule) that amounted to a near total nationwide ban on employers’ use of non-compete agreements. Since its announcement, employers have actively attempted to...more

Sunstein LLP

FTC Ban on Non-Competes Thwarted by Texas Federal Court

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Since it was announced in May 2024, the impending FTC ban on non-competes has been mired in controversy. The Rule, which was set to go into effect on September 4, 2024, was intended to ban nearly all non-competition...more

Perkins Coie

Texas District Court Upends FTC Noncompete Rule

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In the case of Ryan LLC v. Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al., Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order with “nationwide effect” on August 20,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Noncompete Rule Is Set Aside, But Appeal Is Expected and States May Act

On August 20, 2024, in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, a district court in the Northern District of Texas held “unlawful and set[] aside” the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 910.1–.6. That...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Legal Update: Court Halts Enforcement of FTC Non-Compete Final Rule

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

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