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Court Enjoins FTC Noncompete Ban: Appeal Likely

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A federal judge in Texas has enjoined the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements, leaving the FTC’s attempt to quash such agreements waiving in the breeze, at least for the time being....more

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Defining Limits: FTC Overreach and the Future of Non-Compete Agreements

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In a striking ruling on August 20, 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas invalidated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Rule, as set forth in 16 C.F.R. §§ 910.1-6....more

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FTC Noncompete Rule Risks a Wave of State AG Actions

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On April 23, the FTC promulgated its final rule banning noncompetes nationwide. Originally published in Law360 - May 23, 2024....more

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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

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Texas Federal Judge Strikes Down FTC Non-Compete Ban

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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

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

A Ban No More: District Court Strikes Down FTC’s Noncompete Ban

The FTC’s noncompete ban (16 C.F.R. § 910-1.6) is no more, at least for the time being. On Aug. 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Hon. Ada Brown, U.S.D.J.), in Ryan, LLC v. Federal...more

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Texas Federal Judge Strikes Down FTC Non-Compete Ban

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On August 20, 2024, Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final Rule that the FTC enacted to ban non-compete agreements. Judge Brown held...more

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Texas Federal Judge Blocks FTC Non-Compete Ban

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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

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FTC Non-Compete Ban is Banned

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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

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Texas Court Issues National Injunction Barring Enforcement of the FTC’s Noncompete Ban

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In a complete victory for plaintiffs, a Texas court permanently enjoined the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning nearly all employee noncompetes. In the absence of the court’s decision, the rule had been scheduled...more

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Court Sets Aside FTC Final Rule on Non-Competes

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On Aug. 20, a federal district court in Texas entered a final judgment setting aside the Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule, which would have banned most existing and all new non-compete agreements for workers on Sept. 4....more

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Court Blocks FTC’s Nationwide Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

On August 20, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Ryan, LLC et al. v. Federal Trade Commission, granted the plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment and found the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

District Court Strikes Down FTC’s Noncompete Ban

The FTC’s noncompete ban (16 C.F.R. § 910-1.6) is no more, at least for the time being. On Aug. 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Hon. Ada Brown, U.S.D.J.), in Ryan, LLC v. Federal...more

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What Texas Court’s Decision on Non-Competes Means for Businesses

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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

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Federal Texas Court Sets Aside with “Nationwide Effect” the FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes

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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

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Texas Court Shoots Down FTC Noncompete Ban Nationwide

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Ten days ahead of her self-imposed deadline, Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas issued a memorandum opinion and order granting the plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment, setting aside the Federal Trade...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Texas Court Blocks Federal Non-Compete Ban, Setting Up Appellate Challenge

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The FTC’s near-total ban on non-competes was scheduled to take effect on September 4, 2024. With just weeks to go, a Texas court has set aside the rule and ordered that it will not take effect at all. (Earlier this summer,...more

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FTC’s Non-Compete Ban: Status & Next Steps

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Yesterday afternoon (August 20, 2024), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule banning most non-competition agreements between employers and...more

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Texas Federal District Court Stays FTC’s Noncompete Rule

A federal district court in Texas has set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule that bans most noncompetition agreements (the Noncompete Rule). The final rule was scheduled to go into effect on September 4,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Court Strikes Down FTC’s Noncompete Rule

Yesterday, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning most noncompete agreements (the Noncompete Rule). As a result, the Noncompete Rule...more

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Another Federal District Court Enjoins FTC Noncompete Rule, but the Rule’s Effective Date Still Looms

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

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California Employment News: Understanding the FTC Non-Compete Ban Key Insights for Employers

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The FTC's new rule banning non-compete clauses will take effect on September 4th and impact all workers, including contractors and interns. Weintraub attorneys Jacqueline Simonovich and Shauna Correia discuss the pending...more

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California Employment News: Understanding the FTC Non-Compete Ban Key Insights for Employers (Podcast)

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The FTC's new rule banning non-compete clauses will take effect on September 4th and impact all workers, including contractors and interns. Weintraub attorneys Jacqueline Simonovich and Shauna Correia discuss the pending...more

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District Courts Split On Federal Trade Commission’s Non-Compete Clause Rule

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On July 23, 2024, Judge Kelley Brisbon Hodge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin the Federal Trade Commission...more

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Employers Should Consider Alternative Protections to Address Lack of Clarity Around Non-Compete Rule

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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

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