Since it was first published in April, the fate of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final non-compete rule has been, to put it mildly, less than certain. Now, about a month before the rule is scheduled to take effect, the...more
7/31/2024
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Enforceability ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pending Legislation ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms ,
Unfair Competition
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a rule banning employers from enforcing non-compete agreements for all workers, including employees and independent contractors, with limited exceptions. This new...more
Making sense of the NLRB’s effort to limit non-compete agreements.
In late May, Jennifer Abruzzo, the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), issued Memorandum GC 23-08, in which she expressed her...more
6/29/2023
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Employment Contract ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Low-Wage Workers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Section 7 ,
Unfair Labor Practices
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took a dramatic step by proposing a new rule that would prohibit companies from entering into non-compete agreements with its workers. The proposed rule, if approved,...more
2/3/2023
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Independent Contractors ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Nonprofits ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition