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Winstead’s Labor & Employment team previously reported that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its final rule largely banning noncompetes nationwide (“Rule”), spurring races to the courthouse in the federal district...more
Earlier this month, we reported on a preliminary injunction granted to the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed in federal district court in Texas, seeking to block the Federal Trade Commission’s regulations voiding most employment...more
In Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas enjoined the FTC from implementing or enforcing its noncompete ban (the “Final Rule”) mainly on the grounds that it exceeds...more
As we explained in a previous client alert, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has published a proposed final rule that would ban nearly all worker non-competes. The rule was published on May 7, 2024, and will go into...more
Last week, we received the first indication of a Texas federal court’s position on a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce challenging the validity of the Federal Trade Commission’s new regulations banning most...more
Almost immediately after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its rule essentially banning non-compete agreements nationwide for all workers, the lawsuits started flying. One of the first cases filed was by Ryan, LLC...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) attempt at a nationwide ban on employee non-compete agreements suffered its first setback last week when a Texas federal district court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of the rule....more
Last week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) joined five other trade associations to sue the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its director Rohit Chopra in Texas Federal District Court, seeking a court...more
In a surprise move, Judge Amos Mazzant III of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has issued a nationwide injunction against implementation of the new Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) overtime...more
The plaintiffs in the first lawsuit challenging the Final Persuader Rule have filed a motion for preliminary injunction, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce seeks to file an amicus brief in support of that motion. In...more