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The Northern District of Texas’s nationwide ban on the Federal Trade Commission’s noncompete rule isn’t a complete bar to government enforcement. The rule sought to curb unfair methods of competition and would have voided...more
Back in April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule that would have banned non-compete agreements nationwide as of September 4, 2024. (You can read our alert on the FTC’s final rule here.) However, on...more
In this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, hosts Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs dive into international waters with Annalisa Reale, a Labor and Employment partner of the Chiomenti Law Firm in Milan, Italy. Inspired by...more
In a win for Georgia employers seeking to enforce restrictive covenants, the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that restrictive covenants are not required to contain an express geographic limitation to be enforceable under the...more
In this special 150th podcast episode, Michael Schmidt is joined by his Cozen O'Connor colleagues David Barron and Jim Gale to discuss what is left of the FTC noncompete rule, if anything, and what employers should be doing...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) efforts to ban non-compete agreements was significantly curtailed when a federal judge in Texas, on August 20, 2024, issued a nationwide injunction, finding the FTC’s ban on non-compete...more
You probably know the federal non-compete ban is on ice for now – but that doesn’t mean employers are free to use non-competes indiscriminately. What remains in the wake of the FTC’s ban is a highly complex, constantly...more
Earlier this year, we wrote about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enacting a final rule to ban most all forms of non-compete agreements between employers and employees in the United States (available here). The ban was...more
The Connecticut Supreme Court recently held that continued employment may constitute sufficient consideration for noncompete agreements under Connecticut law, but left unclear the parameters of that holding....more
This week, we’re examining the repercussions for employers of a recent court decision that set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) nationwide non-compete ban: On August 20, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the...more
On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, the United States District Court in Texas found the FTC rule banning non-compete agreements to be “arbitrary and capricious.”...more
On August 20, 2024, the Northern District of Texas in the case of Ryan, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission granted summary judgment to the Plaintiff Ryan, LLC, enjoining the FTC from implementing its rule banning non-compete...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...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
The structure of employment contracts is undergoing a seismic shift with the recent move by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban non-compete clauses. This landmark decision has the potential to reshape how businesses...more
We are thrilled to bring back our Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar in Philadelphia, featuring interactive discussions led by our skilled attorneys on critical topics impacting your business. This year, our Labor &...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Laura Windsor, chair of Williams Mullen’s Labor, Employment and Immigration Section, who discusses two hot issues: non-competes and...more
On August 20, 2024, a federal court in the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking a final rule issued earlier this year by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). This final rule would have put an...more
The ability of employers to legally enforce noncompetition restrictions received a big win last week when a federal court in Texas set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule seeking to ban noncompete clauses...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
On August 20, 2024, United States District Judge Ada Brown (Northern District of Texas) issued an order that the Federal Trade Commission’s controversial noncompete ban “shall not be enforced or otherwise take effect on...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
On April 23, the FTC promulgated its final rule banning noncompetes nationwide. Originally published in Law360 - May 23, 2024....more
On July 10, 2024, we sent you an update informing you that Judge Ada Brown of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas had entered a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission...more
Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Tuesday struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) pending ban on non-compete covenants, concluding that the issuance of the FTC’s Rule...more