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On April 23, the FTC promulgated its final rule banning noncompetes nationwide. Originally published in Law360 - May 23, 2024....more
On August 20, 2024, in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, a district court in the Northern District of Texas held “unlawful and set[] aside” the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 910.1–.6. That...more
Bottom line: As of Tuesday night, the FTC’s non-compete rule has been set aside, cannot be enforced, and will not become effective on September 4, 2024. As an update to our prior alert regarding the Federal Trade...more
On August 20, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown in Texas issued a final order in the pending case, Ryan v. FTC, holding that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) exceeded its authority in issuing a ban on noncompete clauses....more
In a recent matter before the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Appellate Court, an employer in the Netherlands attempted to hold a former employee to his non-compete clause. After the employee had terminated his employment contract, the...more
Just over a year into the implementation of the Washington, D.C. Ban on Non-Compete Agreements, as amended by the Non-Compete Clarification Amendment Act of 2022 (together, the “D.C. Non-Compete Ban”), the District of...more
As federal administrative agencies wade further into rulemaking and adjudicative efforts to outlaw noncompetes and restrictive covenants, defendants are beginning to raise preemption arguments in response to state court...more
A recent Sixth Circuit decision upholding an employer’s non-compete agreement with a former employee highlights the need for legal counsel to craft preliminary injunction language in such matters which reflects the unique...more
The nation is beginning to see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. Employees who have been working from their kitchen tables for 12 months are starting to look toward greener pastures. Protecting against the risks of...more
Employers in the Netherlands should take action if they find out that a (soon-to-be or) former employee is going to work for a competitor. If they do not do so or fail to do so on time, they risk being left empty-handed, as...more
Many California laws seek to restrict the terms and conditions an employer may place on an employee during employment. Tuesday, the California Court of Appeal confirmed that Business and Professions Code Section 16600 is not...more
Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd., the first employment competition case to reach the UK’s highest court in over a century was decided on July 3, 2019, changing the landscape for noncompetition agreements in the UK....more
The Georgia Restrictive Covenants Act (O.C.G.A. § 13-8-50 et seq.) governs non-compete agreements in Georgia entered into after May 2011 and sets forth that such agreements can be used only with respect to certain employees. ...more
Today’s workforce is more mobile than in past generations. Long gone are the days when an employee started and ended a career at the same company. ...more