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FTC Votes to Issue Final Noncompete Rule

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 4/24/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a controversial rule for noncompete provisions today. As expected, the final regulation, which was first proposed in January 2023, will prohibit virtually all noncompete...more

With Proposed Non-Compete Ban, the FTC Joins the Executive Compensation Regulatory Landscape

Groom Law Group, Chartered on 2/16/2023

Employers are accustomed to following rules related to executive compensation from the DOL, IRS, and SEC. It may be time to add a new acronym to the list – the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)....more

FTC Proposed Noncompete Ban Reinforces Need to Protect Competitive Information Now

Polsinelli on 1/25/2023

As we recently reported, on January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule banning the use of non-compete covenants in nearly all circumstances. The FTC is seeking comments on the proposed rule until March 20,...more

Overbroad and Overstepping? FTC Moves to Ban Non-Competes Nationwide

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 1/18/2023

Only days into the new year, the Federal Trade Commission announced a controversial proposed rule that would potentially ban all non-compete agreements nationwide. While the proposed rule would not take effect until the end...more

Proposed Rule Attempts to Ban Non-Compete Clauses as Method of ‘Unfair Competition’ Under Section 5 of FTC Act

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/16/2023

Key Points - In an unprecedented step, the Federal Trade Commission has proposed a categorical, nationwide ban on non-compete clauses between employers and employees (or independent contractors). According to the FTC’s...more

FTC Seeks Ban on Non-Competes

Lowndes on 1/13/2023

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule that is essentially a blanket ban on non-competes per Section 5 of the FTC Act which prohibits unfair competition. If implemented, the new rule would not...more

FTC Issues Proposed Rule Banning All Non-Compete Agreements

Quarles & Brady LLP on 1/11/2023

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that would ban the use of non-compete agreements between employers and their workers and require businesses to rescind existing non-compete contracts....more

The Time Is Now: Comment Period Open For The Federal Trade Commission’s New Proposed Rule Banning Employer Non-Compete Clauses

Polsinelli on 1/11/2023

Fresh off the significant buzz from the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) January 5, 2023 announcement of its Notice of Proposed Rule Making (“NPRM”) setting forth a ban on all non-compete clauses between employers and...more

FTC Proposes to Ban Non-Competes

Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP on 1/11/2023

The FTC claims its latest effort to promote competition will increase the wages of America’s workers by “nearly $300 billion per year,” but what will this effort do to employers and the sellers of businesses?...more

Covenants not to Compete: The End of an Era

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/10/2023

On January 5, 2023, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan announced a proposed federal regulation that, if enacted, would invalidate non-competes and similar restrictive covenants that are routinely used by companies...more

Employer Non-Compete Agreements Face Possible Ban by FTC

Stinson LLP on 1/10/2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) started off 2023 with a bang. On January 5, the FTC proposed a new rule that would effectively ban most non-compete agreements, making them an unfair and unlawful method of competition under...more

FTC Proposes Rule Prohibiting Employee Noncompete Agreements and Broadly-Worded Non-Disclosure Agreements

Robinson & Cole LLP on 1/9/2023

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that would prohibit employers from imposing post-employment noncompete restrictions on their workers. The proposed rule, if adopted as drafted, would...more

Is It the End of Non-Compete Clauses? The Federal Trade Commission Proposes a Prohibition and Rescission of Non-Compete Clauses

Burr & Forman on 1/9/2023

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would prohibit and rescind non-compete provisions in employment contracts. The public has 60 days to offer comment on the...more

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