In a highly anticipated ruling yesterday, the Northern District of Texas issued a final order, which enjoined and set aside the FTC’s Noncompete ban (the “Rule”). See Ryan, LLC v. FTC, No. 3:24-cv-00986-E (N.D. Tex. 2024)....more
8/21/2024
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Competition ,
Confidential Information ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Statutory Authority
With prior articles published in April and May, Nelson Mullins has been tracking the FTC Noncompete Final Rule banning non-competition provisions (the “Rule”) for months. The Rule remains on track to take effect on September...more
On Friday morning, the Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, No. 22-451, reversed its long-standing precedent in Chevron USA, Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (1984), which required courts reviewing...more
7/1/2024
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Chevron v NRDC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
Please join Nelson Mullins for a virtual webinar on the FTC Rules on non-competes....more
The Noncompete Rule -
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), issued a Final Rule banning all noncompete agreements for any worker in the United States, regardless of industry, title, job function, or...more