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 ,
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Health Care Providers ,
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Regulatory Authority ,
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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
Q: What is the FTC, and why is my non-compete agreement any of its business?
A: The FTC is short for the Federal Trade Commission, the agency responsible for regulating, among other things, unfair methods of competition...more
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