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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The FTC Non-Compete Rule – It’s Finally Here (Almost)!

On April 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that, next Tuesday, April 23, it will be releasing the final version of its proposed rule largely prohibiting employee non-competition restrictions. See FTC...more

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FTC Order Will Ban U.K.-Based Software Provider from Selling Browsing Data for Ad Purposes and Require It to Pay $16.5MM Over...

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On February 24, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it will require software provider Avast to pay $16.5MM and prohibit the company from selling or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes to...more

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FTC Issues Supplemental Rulemaking to Combat Impersonation Fraud

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Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, seeking public comment on its proposal to amend the Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses (Impersonation Rule or...more

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DOJ and FTC Finalize New Merger Guidelines

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On December 18, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the final version of new merger review guidelines (Merger Guidelines), five months after the agencies published a draft for...more

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The Evolution of the FTC and DOJ Continues: Agencies Seek Public Comment on Draft Merger Guidelines

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued new draft Merger Guidelines on July 19. The draft Merger Guidelines were created with the goal "to better reflect how the agencies...more

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DOJ and FTC Propose New Merger Guidelines to Expand Merger Challenges

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Today the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice released a proposed set of new Horizontal Merger Guidelines, to replace the current version adopted in 2010. The proposed Guidelines...more

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FTC Seeks Public Input on Joint Consumer Protection Efforts with State Attorneys General

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On June 12, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) published a request for public comment seeking comments and suggestions on effective coordination efforts with state attorneys general nationwide to help educate...more

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FTC requests comment on consumer advocate petition regarding auto “yo-yo financing”

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On May 31, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) requested public comment on a petition for rulemaking it received from six national consumer advocate groups regarding “yo-yo sales,” a term the groups use to refer to...more

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FTC Seeks Public Comment on Collaboration With States Regarding Consumer Protection

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on June 7 that it is seeking public comments and suggestions on ways it can work more effectively with state attorneys general nationwide to help educate consumers about and...more

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FTC Noncompete Ban Could Open State Litigation Floodgate

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On Jan. 5, the Federal Trade Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that, if adopted as final, would ban virtually all noncompete agreements nationwide between employers and employees. Noncompetes that would be...more

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Questions Surround Federal Trade Commission’s Authority to Issue Non-Compete Clause Rule

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With the public comment period coming to a close, business groups and others have made statements and submitted public comments criticizing the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) proposed rule to ban non-compete clauses as an...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FTC Proposal Restricts Health Tech and Digital Health Companies’ Use of Auto-Renewal Provisions

Many health tech and digital health companies offer subscription or membership services to clients and patients on an auto-renewal basis. Under this model, a subscriber’s credit card is automatically charged on a monthly,...more

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FTC Seeks Public Comment on Potential Franchise Rule

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made another move to protect two of the Biden administration’s priority constituencies: small business and workers. This time, it targeted perceived unreasonable restraints in the franchise...more

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Federal Trade Commission Extends Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule Banning Employee Non-Competition Clauses

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Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 4-0 to extend its March 20th deadline for public comments on its controversial proposed rule to ban employee non-competition clauses (non-competes). The Commission...more

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FTC Extends Comment Period for Proposed Ban of Noncompete Agreement

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As our firm first reported on January 9, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting comments for its proposed ban of employment noncompete agreements.  In light of more than 8,800 comments received to date, and...more

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FTC Extends Comment Deadline on Noncompete Rule

Comments on the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed noncompete clause rulemaking will now be accepted until April 19. The FTC voted 4-0 yesterday to extend the public comment window by roughly 30 days; it was initially set to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FTC Extends Public Comment Deadline on Proposed Rule Banning Employment Non-Competes Until April 19th

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The FTC announced yesterday that it was extending the deadline to submit public comments on its proposed rule banning employment non-competes. ...more

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Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from February 2023

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more

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Businesses Have About a Month Left to Submit Comments on the FTC’s Proposed Non-Compete Clause Rule

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Employers have about a month left if they want to submit a formal comment to the federal government about the proposal that would ban most noncompetition agreements and force you to rescind existing agreements – but should...more

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FTC Holds Public Forum Examining Proposed Rule to Ban Noncompete Clauses and Business Organizations Sharply Criticize It

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On February 16, 2023, the FTC hosted a public forum for the purpose of examining the proposed rule banning non-compete agreements. The agenda included, among other things, opening remarks from Chair Kahn, an overview of the...more

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Anticipated Changes to FTC Green Guides Portend New Areas of Potential Litigation

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Companies interested in the scope of environmental marketing claims and mitigating potential litigation risks should act fast as the window for comments is closing soon. Latham & Watkins presents a blog series on the...more

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Business Organizations Seek Extension on Comment Period Deadline on FTC’s Proposed Rule Banning Non-Competes

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100 business organizations submitted a letter today requesting a 60 day extension on the March 20, 2023, comment period deadline on the FTC’s proposed rule banning non-competes with employees and workers. The business...more

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100 Industry Organizations Request Extension of Comment Period on FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban

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As we predicted, earlier today, 100 industry organizations submitted a request to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to extend the comment period for its proposed rule banning noncompetes nationwide by an additional 60 days....more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Is it the Beginning of the End for Workplace Non-Compete Agreements?

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making and additional information describing a new proposed rule that would prohibit employers across the country from entering into...more

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Is the Sky Falling? The FTC’s Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a proposed new rule that would have a seismic effect on employment relationships throughout the United States, by barring the future use of non-competition agreements and...more

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