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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a... more +
Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -
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FTC Non-Compete Ban Blocked; Will Not Take Effect on September 4, 2024

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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

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FTC Non-Compete Ban Blocked Nationwide

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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

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FTC’s Noncompete Ban Hangs in the Balance as Conflicting Court Decision Further Muddies the Water

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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

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Update – Federal District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against the FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes

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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

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Five Things You Should Know About the FTC’s Ban on Noncompetes

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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

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FTC Issues in Healthcare

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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

Poyner Spruill LLP

FTC Non-Compete Ban: What Employers Need to Know

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Effective Date: 120 days after the final rule is published in the Federal Register, likely in late August or early September 2024....more

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FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Non-Competes

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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

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Q&A – FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes With Workers

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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

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How Should Employers Respond to the Federal Trade Commission’s Ban on Non-Competition Agreements?

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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

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FTC Issues Sweeping Non-Compete Ban

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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

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: FTC Proposes Nationwide Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

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In January 2023, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a federal agency whose stated mission includes “protecting consumers and competition by preventing anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices,”...more

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The Federal Trade Commission Takes Unusual Steps to Shore Up Support on Proposed Rule to Ban Noncompete Clauses

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it will host a public forum on Thursday, Feb. 16 to examine the FTC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) to prohibit businesses from imposing noncompetes on their...more

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FTC Proposes Rule Banning Non-Competes With Workers

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On January 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) promulgated a proposed rule that would effectively ban all non-competes with employees and other workers (Proposed Rule). If adopted in its current form, the Proposed Rule...more

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FTC Proposes Sweeping Ban and Required Rescission of Non-Competition Agreements

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In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposes prohibiting employers from entering into non-compete clauses with workers and requiring employers to rescind existing...more

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No More Non-Competes? Not So Fast.

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Employing a tool it has not used before, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing to crush employers’ right to enter into noncompetition agreements with employees. On January 5, 2023, the FTC proposed a rule banning...more

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FTC Takes Action Against Employee Noncompete Clauses Through Rulemaking and Enforcement Actions

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On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-1 to propose the Noncompete Clause Rule (the rule), which would ban essentially all noncompete clauses that employers impose on their employees and other workers....more

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The Federal Trade Commission Announces Proposed Rule Eliminating Most Non-Compete Provisions in Employment Agreements

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On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed rule eliminating most non-compete provisions in employment agreements.  The move by the FTC comes one day after the agency announced enforcement...more

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The FTC Sets its Sights on Noncompete Agreements, Launches First Major Standalone Section 5 Claims

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Last week, the FTC announced two significant moves. First, the FTC brought its first major standalone Section 5 actions, targeting certain companies’ employment noncompete agreements as unfair methods of competition. The very...more

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The Federal Trade Commission Says No to Non-Competes

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For several years there has been a move to narrow or potentially eliminate non-compete clauses in employment contracts. Various states have imposed a variety of limitations including prohibiting the process of blue lining...more

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DOJ Publishes Antitrust Guidance for HR Professionals Relating to No-Poaching and Wage-Fixing Agreements

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In a series of investigations and subsequent court actions, HR professionals have been identified as being potential targets for investigation of allegations of violations of antitrust laws related to employment practices,...more

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DOJ and FTC Release Antitrust Guidance for HR Professionals

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Employment lawyers and human resources professionals, take note:  In 2016, in addition to knowing the ins and outs of labor and employment law, the federal government and its enforcement entities expect that you have more...more

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Anti-Trust Laws Can Impact HR Departments

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You can add anti-trust laws to the long list of legal risks that must now be managed by corporate HR departments. According to a recent guidance document prepared by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice,...more

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