You no doubt have heard that on August 20, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas set aside the Rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission that sought to ban virtually all noncompetition agreements as unfair...more
8/23/2024
/ Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Injunctions ,
NLRA ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Texas ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unfair Competition
A federal judge in Texas has issued a preliminary injunction against a Final Rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission that would ban virtually all noncompetition agreements between employers and employees.
The judge...more
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to issue a Final Rule banning virtually all noncompetition agreements between employers and employees. Employers may enforce pre-existing noncompetes with “senior executives”...more
Reminder: February 14, 2024, is the deadline under California AB 1076 for employers with employees in California who are subject to noncompetition provisions to provide “individualized” written notice that the noncompetition...more
In 2014, a Jimmy John’s employee leaked a copy of a noncompete agreement that the Sandwich of Sandwiches™ chain required employees at all levels (including store-level employees, such as sandwich makers and delivery drivers)...more