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As the Trump administration continues to eliminate federal positions and reduce contract and grant outlays, many private companies will likely be eyeing current and former government employees for employment over the coming...more
Newly appointed FTC Chairman, Andrew Ferguson, has made it clear that "the Trump-Vance FTC is going to be on the lookout for non-competes that violate the antitrust laws and we are going to do something about them." Following...more
On February 14, 2025, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) acting General Counsel William B. Cowen rescinded several memoranda issued by the former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo. The rescinded memoranda include, GC...more
In May of last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought to ban non-compete agreements in most employment contracts. Franchise agreements were an exception. However, before the rule could take effect in September, a...more
Last year saw non-compete agreements come under repeated scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission. On April 23, 2024, the FTC issued a final rule banning non-compete agreements in most employment contracts....more
Four days before President Trump took office, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) (together, “the Agencies”) under the Biden administration released their “Antitrust Guidelines for Business...more
In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies Podcast, Member Jen Rubin hosts a conversation on the status and enforceability of non-compete agreements. This episode is part of a series of conversations...more
As our readers know, in 2024 the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed regulation to eliminate almost all noncompete agreements did not come to fruition — at least for now. As we reported earlier this month, however, the...more
Each year, LP’s Employment & Executive Compensation Practice Group is pleased to provide a short checklist of steps that all companies should consider taking to measure their readiness for the coming year. We hope you find...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule under Regulation AA to address the use of restrictive and coercive clauses in consumer financial contracts. This proposal seeks to prohibit terms in...more
Multistate employers with employees in Texas are subject to state laws regarding employment agreements. Whether your business is large or small, specific provisions within your agreements could render your agreements...more
Pennsylvania’s new law, the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the Act) went into effect on January 1, 2025. This law restricts the ability of employers and health care practitioners to enter into non-compete...more
Digital Employment Contracts Are Now Generally Allowed With the new year, the Fourth Bureaucracy Reduction Act ("BEG IV") brings more flexibility by replacing the need for written form and qualified electronic signatures with...more
Happy New Year and welcome to our 2024 Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Year in Review. 2024 was less stressful and dramatic than most people feared at the start of the year, but there still were some significant rulings...more
One of the most talked about subjects in corporate compliance is the issue of pre-taliation—an increasingly common enforcement target by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Matt Kelly and I did a recent podcast...more
Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final rule that invalidates most post-engagement non-compete covenants in all agreements. This rule prohibits use and enforcement of non-compete covenants and...more
On August 14, 2024, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) efforts to implement a nationwide noncompete ban. The Florida court’s decision...more
The Federal Trade Commission's controversial ban on noncompete agreements is getting competing receptions in federal court. A Pennsylvania federal district court recently ruled that the FTC acted within its authority in...more
On August 14, Judge Corrigan for the Middle District of Florida, in Properties of the Villages vs. FTC, found that the FTC did not have the authority to enter its planned Noncompete Rule, and entered an order granting an...more
You may have heard or seen in the news that on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) issued a Final Rule making most covenants not to compete between employers and their workers illegal and void (the...more
As we previously reported, on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a final rule banning post-employment noncompete agreements nationwide, with limited exceptions related to the sale of a business and any...more
The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) impending Non-Compete Rule invalidating almost all non-compete agreements nationwide received new life after a recent federal decision in Pennsylvania district court. Employers and...more
A final rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) bans employers from entering into new non-compete agreements with all workers. If the FTC can overcome the legal hurdles it faces, the rule could have damaging...more
When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its long-awaited final rule banning virtually all noncompete clauses between workers and employers, it also published 500-plus pages of commentary....more
The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) issued a final rule (the “Rule”) that prohibits existing and future noncompetition provisions for all workers, except that pre-Effective Date (defined below) noncompetition provisions...more