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Fisher Phillips

Breaking Down the FTC Non-Compete Ban Appeals: Heading to a Circuit Split and SCOTUS Intervention?

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The Federal Trade Commission has appealed two federal trial court decisions – one in Texas and one in Florida – that prevented the agency from enforcing its near-total ban on non-compete agreements. The Texas appeal, filed on...more

Winstead PC

Lawsuits Lead to Inconsistent Judicial Rulings Regarding the FTC’s Noncompete Ban

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Winstead’s Labor & Employment team previously reported that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its final rule largely banning noncompetes nationwide (“Rule”), spurring races to the courthouse in the federal district...more

BakerHostetler

Courts Split on FTC’s Authority to Issue Noncompete Rule

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July was a busy month for courts analyzing the FTC’s rulemaking authority. In April, the FTC published its final rule banning most employment-based noncompetition agreements (the Noncompete Rule). Immediately after the FTC...more

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FTC Noncompete Ban Rule Survives Challenge in Pennsylvania Federal Court, but Still Contested in Florida and Texas

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On July 23, 2024, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a motion for preliminary injunction seeking to stay the effective date of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final...more

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Potential Changes Coming to Labor and Employment Laws for Employers to Watch in 2023

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If there's one thing employers can be sure of from one year to the next, it's that the laws and regulations governing their workplace and workforce are likely to change and develop, at least to some extent. Whether big or...more

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