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Texas Federal District Court Sets Aside FTC’s Non-Compete Rule Nationwide

A Texas federal district court held on Aug. 20, 2024, that the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning most employer-employee non-compete agreements is unlawful. This decision — unlike earlier preliminary decisions — orders...more

8/23/2024 / Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , Unfair Competition

Texas District Court Preliminarily Enjoins FTC’s Non-Compete Rule Only for Named Plaintiffs

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule on April 23, 2024, that would ban most employer-employee non-compete agreements. That same day, a challenge to the rule was filed in the U.S. District Court for the...more

7/10/2024 / Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , Unfair Competition

Questions Surround Federal Trade Commission’s Authority to Issue Non-Compete Clause Rule

With the public comment period coming to a close, business groups and others have made statements and submitted public comments criticizing the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) proposed rule to ban non-compete clauses as an...more

4/21/2023 / Comment Period , Employment Contract , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , FTC Act , Non-Compete Agreements , Proposed Rules , Public Comment , Restrictive Covenants , Section 5 , Unfair Competition

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