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Court Direction on FTC’s Noncompete Ban Expected This Summer

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has issued an aggressive scheduling order that “should allow prompt resolution of” one of the initial challenges to the FTC’s noncompete ban “with sufficient time,...more

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FTC Final Rule Banning Most Non-Competes Passes – What You Need to Know

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) conducted a special Open Commission Meeting to vote on a Final Rule (the “Rule”) banning most non-compete clauses as an “unfair method of competition.” By a vote of 3-2,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC Votes to Ban Noncompete Agreements in Employment Contracts

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to issue a final rule that would prevent most employers from enforcing noncompete agreements against workers, with only limited exceptions for existing noncompetes with senior...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

FTC Seeks to Ban Most Non-Compete Agreements

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to issue a final rule that bans the use of non-compete agreements between employers and their “workers.”...more

Troutman Pepper

FTC Bans Employee Noncompete Clauses

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted along party lines (3 to 2) to ban all worker noncompetition provisions. The final rule applies to all employees, including senior executives, and will become effective 120 days after...more

Stinson LLP

FTC Bans Worker Non-Competes

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By a vote of 3-2, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) passed the final version of its much-talked-about non-compete rule. The final rule hews closely to the proposed rule, effectively banning all existing or future non-compete...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FTC Non-Compete Ban: What You Need to Know

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On April 23, 2024, the FTC announced its Final Non-Compete Clause Rule (“Final Rule”), which bans post-employment non-compete clauses between employers and their workers. The Final Rule becomes effective 120 days after being...more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

On the Horizon – Understanding The FTC’s Final Rule Banning Most Non-Competes

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On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted to issue a final rule banning non-compete clauses nationwide with limited exceptions (the “Final Rule”).  The unpublished Final Rule is available...more

Epstein Becker & Green

The FTC Finally Pulls the Trigger on a Final Noncompete Rule, with a Few Changes, but Remains Unlikely to Ever Hit Its Target

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As expected, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 yesterday to issue its final noncompete rule, with only a few changes from the proposed rule that are discussed below. Unless it is enjoined, which we expect, the rule...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

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

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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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