On July 3, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown from the Northern District of Texas issued a decision, and subsequently a preliminary injunction, staying enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) non-compete ban...more
7/9/2024
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On April 24, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission ( “FTC”) published a sweeping ban on non-competes (“Rule”). The Rule passed by a 3-2 vote, with the FTC’s Democratic commissioners voting in favor, and Republican commissioners...more
4/30/2024
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October 2023: Public information can be a trade secret; Litigants get creative to contest non-competes; NJ addresses the enforceability of non-disparagements; Law firm DEI programs face legal challenges -
Compilation of...more
11/1/2023
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To paraphrase what Ben Franklin may have been alluding to nearly 300 years ago in his famous quote, often the best approach when it comes to reducing the risk of litigation and government enforcement proceedings is to take...more
7/27/2023
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Fresh off convincing the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) to declare unlawful confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in severance agreements, the Board’s General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, is setting her...more