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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

The FTC noncompete ban is dead. Here are five steps employers should take now.

You no doubt have heard that on August 20, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas set aside the Rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission that sought to ban virtually all noncompetition agreements as unfair...more

Epstein Becker & Green

What Should Employers Be Doing Now to Best Protect Their Business Interests?

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Part 3 of a Series on the Three Most Frequently Asked Questions Following the FTC’s Final Noncompete Rule - This is the final installment of our three-part series discussing employers’ most frequently asked questions in...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Life After The FTC Ban: Alternatives To Non-Competes

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The FTC's proposed ban on non-compete agreements is still making its way through the legal system, but businesses are already looking for alternatives to protect their interests. Keep in mind that it is not necessarily the...more

Felicello Law PC

Protecting Your Business: Practical Tips To Keep Your Trade Secrets Secret

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Everyone is talking about the new rule approved by the Federal Trade Commission on April 23 (published on May 7 and set to take effect – pending legal challenges – on September 4, 2024 ). It is referred to as the...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Re-Evaluating Trade Secret Policies After FTC Adopts Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) adopted a final rule (3-2) banning new non-compete agreements for both senior executives and non-senior executives. Companies may continue to enforce existing non-compete...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

[Podcast]: In a World Without Non-Competes

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief we are joined by Daryl Leon, one of the leads of Proskauer’s Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition Group and Edna Guerrasio, senior counsel in the Labor &...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

New York May Ban Non-Competes as Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature

New York may join several other states that have essentially banned post-employment non-compete agreements, including California, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Oklahoma. Governor Kathy Hochul is considering a bill that was...more

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Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Competes: The NLRB Takes Another Swing at Contractual Relationships

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As discussed in prior Iowa Employment Law Insights articles, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in McLaren Macomb addressed issues of the rights of employees to organize under Section 7, fundamentally limiting...more

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FTC’s Proposed Non-Compete Ban Timeline Set Back After Thousands Submit Public Comments

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Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule that would, with limited exceptions, bar employers from using employee non-compete agreements and require rescission of existing non-compete agreements....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Noncompetes Are in the NLRB’s Crosshairs – Can Trade Secret Protections Save Them?

Can you still have noncompete agreements with your employees? What if you explicitly state that the agreement protects trade secrets or other proprietary information? There has been a lot of buzz about this issue, and...more

Lathrop GPM

Minnesota Non-compete Ban Signed into Law

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On May 24, 2023, Governor Walz signed off on Minnesota legislation prohibiting employers from entering into non-compete agreements with employees or independent contractors. How will this new law affect your business? What...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Highlights from the 2023 Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar

Miles & Stockbridge’s Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration Practice Group presented its 21st annual Hot Topics in Employment Law seminar April 25 to clients from throughout Maryland and beyond. Topics covered included...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Noncompetes in the Crosshairs: Safeguarding the Company's Secret Sauce in the New World of Employee Mobility

Venture capitalists refer to “secret sauce” as the differentiator that gives one startup the edge over competitors. The secret sauce, properly protected, is a trade secret. However, employee turnover can threaten the secret...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Stakeholders Speak Out During Webinar on FTC’s Proposed Rule Banning Noncompetes

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Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted another public forum on its proposed rule to ban noncompetition agreements (noncompetes). While the public forum provided opportunity to those for and against noncompetes to...more

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Federal Trade Commission Proposes Banning Noncompete Clauses for Workers

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on January 5, 2023, that would ban employers from entering into and maintaining noncompete clauses with their workers. With this potential...more

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Trade Secrets 2020: Analysis of the Year’s Key Cases & Trends

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As increasing scrutiny was cast at the state and federal level on noncompetition agreements and other restrictive covenants, companies were forced to assess their ability to safeguard trade secret information. Not to mention...more

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