The FTC’s noncompete ban (16 C.F.R. § 910-1.6) is no more, at least for the time being. On Aug. 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Hon. Ada Brown, U.S.D.J.), in Ryan, LLC v. Federal...more
The FTC’s noncompete ban (16 C.F.R. § 910-1.6) is no more, at least for the time being. On Aug. 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Hon. Ada Brown, U.S.D.J.), in Ryan, LLC v. Federal...more
On July 23, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Hon. Kelley B. Hodge, U.S.D.J.) issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order (the Order) in the matter of ATS Tree Services, LLC v. Federal...more
In a 3-2 vote on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its final rule on non-compete clauses, declaring all non-compete clauses to be unfair methods of competition, resulting in a national ban on...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a shockwave through the corporate world on Jan. 5, 2023, when it released a proposed regulation banning non-compete clauses in all but extremely limited circumstances. The proposed...more
On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order that, among other things, directed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) “to curtail the unfair use of non-compete clauses and other clauses or agreements that may...more