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Court Rules that the FTC Rule Banning Non-Competition Clauses in Employment Agreements is Unlawful and Order Has “Nationwide...

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On August 20, 2024, the Northern District of Texas in the case of Ryan, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission granted summary judgment to the Plaintiff Ryan, LLC, enjoining the FTC from implementing its rule banning non-compete...more

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FTC Issues Final Rule Banning (Almost All) Non-Compete Agreements

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Final Rule that renders invalid non-compete clauses in standard employment agreements. 16 C.F.R. § 910. Although some limited exceptions apply, this new regulation...more

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Federal Trade Commission Issues Final Rule Prohibiting Non-Compete Agreements (UPDATED)

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In the article below we informed you that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved and issued a final rule effectively banning non-compete agreements nationwide (“Final Rule”).  At the time, all we knew about the...more

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Analysis of FTC Non-Compete Ban Legal Challenges: Does the Ban Pass Constitutional Muster? (And Other Issues)

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted in a 3 to 2 decision along party lines to adopt its Final Non-Compete Clause Rule (“Noncompete Rule”) banning post-employment non-compete clauses between employers...more

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FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission voted in favor of issuing a Final Rule banning non-compete agreements, declaring them an unfair method of competition.  The Final Rule will go into effect 120 days after being...more

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FTC Issues Rule Banning Employee Non-Compete Agreements

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 in favor of issuing a final rule that will essentially ban employers’ use of non-compete agreements in the workplace. Although the FTC’s non-compete rule isn’t...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

The Era Of The Non-Compete Agreement Is Ending – Or Is it?

The wait is over, but the fight is just beginning. Will U.S. employers need to break up with non-compete agreements forever? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted “yes” earlier this week in pushing through a Final Rule...more

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Romance Scams Could Result In Risks For Organizations And Employees

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While romance might be viewed as a personal matter, an employee falling for a romance scam can have a direct impact on an organization’s bottom line. Not only could their performance suffer, but a criminal may try to steal...more

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Minnesota Reforms Law to Ban (Almost) All Noncompete Agreements

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Agreements not to compete have existed as part of the common law for hundreds of years.1 These restraining agreements are designed to reduce economic harm to an employer when a “key” employee departs and are often required at...more

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Decoded - Technology Law Insights, Volume 3, Issue 6

Massachusetts-Based Background Check Company Creative Services Faces Multiple Lawsuits Over Data Breach - "'CSI determined that certain files dating from November 2018 to November 2021 may have been copied from their...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (November 29, 2021)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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AG Elections Roundup | FTC Requires Medical Device Divestiture | Aetna Data Breach Settlement

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2020 AG Elections- Ten AG elections were held on November 3, 2020. As of this writing, six incumbent AGs won their elections, and Republicans held the open-seats in Indiana and Montana. In the two undecided races, Democratic...more

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Individual Criminal Liability For Failure To Disclose Data Breach Establishes A New Level Of Risk For Companies And Executives

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General Counsel and in-house legal departments have long struggled with articulating the risk of and determining the appropriate response to breaches of the company network and the potential exposure of confidential...more

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Uber Criminal Complaint Raises the Stakes for Breach Response

On August 20, 2020, a criminal complaint was filed charging Joseph Sullivan, Uber’s former chief security officer, with obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony in connection with an alleged attempted cover-up of a...more

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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Spring 2019

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Avoiding the Top 5 Potholes for Autonomous Transportation Startups - Autonomous transportation technology was widespread at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show. Advances in object identification, mapping, machine learning,...more

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Guidebook: Cybersecurity in the Pharma, Biotech, and Medical Devices Industries

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As a life sciences or medical device company, it is mission critical to protect lab books, drug and clinical test data, product formulas and production processes that underlie your patents, trade secrets and know-how from...more

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Data privacy in the Americas - At a glance

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As multinational employers are aware, data privacy laws can vary greatly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Ensuring compliance with the different requirements can be challenging, and the penalties for noncompliance can be...more

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