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The Northern District of Texas’s nationwide ban on the Federal Trade Commission’s noncompete rule isn’t a complete bar to government enforcement. The rule sought to curb unfair methods of competition and would have voided...more
On April 23, the FTC promulgated its final rule banning noncompetes nationwide. Originally published in Law360 - May 23, 2024....more
Once again surprising the country by acting ten days before her own self-appointed deadline, a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a ruling on August 20 in the Ryan v....more
As we explained in a previous client alert, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has published a proposed final rule that would ban nearly all worker non-competes. The rule was published on May 7, 2024, and will go into...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule (“Final Rule”) broadly banning non-competition (“non-compete”) agreements nationwide. With limited exceptions, the Final Rule prohibits employers...more
In a vote held at a special open commission meeting on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 in favor of issuing the final Non-Complete Clause Rule (the Final Rule) banning post-employment non-compete...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission, by a vote of 3-2, issued a Final Rule concerning unfair methods of competition and non-compete agreements. The Rule will become effective 120 days after its publication in the...more
In this episode of his "Clearly Conspicuous" podcast series, "The FTC Issued a New Rule to Ban All New Noncompete Agreements," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta examines the Federal Trade Commission's new rule...more
連邦取引委員会（以下「FTC」）は、2024年4月23日に開催された公開委員会において、競業避止義務に関する規則（以下「最終規則」）を3対2の賛成多数で可決しました。 この最終規則の発効日は、連邦官報に掲載されてから120日後（「発効日」）であります。 FTCは、競業避止義務は不公正な競争方法であり、連邦取引委員会法第5条に違反すると判断しました。 以下は、最終規則のハイライトであります。 During an Open Commission...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to issue a final rule that effectively bans most noncompete agreements in the United States. The FTC’s rule is scheduled to go into effect 120 days after it is...more
By Thomas McCally and Janette M. Blee On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-to-2 to issue a final rule that will ban most employer-employee non-compete agreements. The final rule is scheduled to go...more
FTC Declares Employees Free from Most Noncompetes, But How Far Does the Ban Go and Will It Last? During an Open Commission Meeting on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 in favor of issuing the...more
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its long-anticipated final rule finding that the vast majority of non-compete agreements constitute unfair methods of competition, and are thus invalid. An estimated...more
On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission announced a new rule banning employee non-compete agreements, treating them as harmful and an “unfair method of competition.” This includes non-competes in the broadcast industry,...more
When is the FTC’s rule effective? The FTC’s non-compete ban is not in effect yet. It does not become effective until 120 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final rule. The Federal Register is...more
The Federal Trade Commission has adopted a final rule (“Rule”) declaring it to be an unfair method of competition: With respect to a worker other than a senior executive: To enter into or attempt to enter into a...more
In a monumental move, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final rule on April 23, 2024, that effectively invalidates most noncompete agreements. This rule will take effect 120 days after it is published in the Federal...more
In an anticipated yet groundbreaking turn of events, on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 to issue a Final Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Final Rule”) which bans U.S. employers from using...more
Following up on proposed rules issued on January 5, 2023, after the public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued final rules on April 23, 2024, banning noncompete agreements in most employment contexts....more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved and issued a final rule effectively banning non-compete agreements nationwide (the “Final Rule”). As a result of a 3-to-2 vote, the FTC found that non-compete...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the Commission) voted 3-2 to finalize a rule banning nearly all worker non-compete agreements nationwide (the Final Rule). The Final Rule will have wide-ranging effects for...more
We recently reported on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) 3-2 vote to issue its final noncompete rule that, unless it is enjoined, would ban all new noncompetes and a majority of existing noncompetes (the Noncompete...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule (the “Rule”) that would ban almost all non-competition agreements in the United States. The Rule comes a little over a year since the FTC proposed...more
As Bradley previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission at the beginning of last year issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to effectively ban employee noncompete provisions as an unfair method of competition in...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had approved its final rule that would effectively ban workplace non-compete agreements, with limited exceptions (the “Final Rule”). The effective date of the...more