The Northern District of Texas’s nationwide ban on the Federal Trade Commission’s noncompete rule isn’t a complete bar to government enforcement. The rule sought to curb unfair methods of competition and would have voided...more
On April 23, the FTC promulgated its final rule banning noncompetes nationwide.
Originally published in Law360 - May 23, 2024....more
8/26/2024
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On Jan. 5, the Federal Trade Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that, if adopted as final, would ban virtually all noncompete agreements nationwide between employers and employees. Noncompetes that would be...more