After a series of preliminary, narrowly decided, and conflicting court decisions concerning requests for preliminary injunctions (see August 20, 2024 Alert), a federal district court in Texas has now entirely set aside the...more
8/23/2024
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Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Injunctions ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Texas ,
Unfair Competition
As the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeks to ban nearly all employee non-compete agreements in the United States (see April 25, 2024 Alert), the question of whether the agency has the power to do that is dividing federal...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) attempt at a nationwide ban on employee non-compete agreements suffered its first setback last week when a Texas federal district court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of the rule....more
7/11/2024
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Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Texas ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule banning nearly all non-compete agreements effective 120 days from the rule’s formal publication. The move, or something like it, has been...more