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Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

IP Alert: FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a final rule that bans noncompete clauses (“noncompetes”) nationwide. The FTC believes the new rule will protect the ability of workers to change jobs, increase innovation,...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

FTC Ban on Non-Competes: Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater

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Last month, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 along party lines to impose a general ban on non-competes, claiming these arrangements stifle innovation, limit employee mobility and suppress wages. I blogged about the...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canada’s Competition Act Reforms Include Expanded Power to Challenge Anticompetitive Agreements

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The Minister of Finance recently introduced Bill C-56 to implement certain proposals announced by the Prime Minister designed to lower prices and “make life more affordable” for Canadians. The bill provides details of the...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Labor and Employment Group News: U.S. Treasury Issues Report on the Economic Effects of Non-compete Contracts

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An office of Economic Policy Report published in March 2016, entitled "Non-Compete Contracts: Economic Effects and Policy Implications," estimates that 18% of all workers, or nearly 30 million people, are covered by...more

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