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
Earlier this month, we reported on a preliminary injunction granted to the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed in federal district court in Texas, seeking to block the Federal Trade Commission’s regulations voiding most employment...more
Last week, we received the first indication of a Texas federal court’s position on a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce challenging the validity of the Federal Trade Commission’s new regulations banning most...more
Almost immediately after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its rule essentially banning non-compete agreements nationwide for all workers, the lawsuits started flying. One of the first cases filed was by Ryan, LLC...more
A coalition of business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce just filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and other state officials seeking to block AB 51, a recently passed statute which will...more