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Update: FTC’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Set Aside

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 8/27/2024

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Final Rule that renders invalid non-compete clauses in standard employment agreements. 16 C.F.R. § 910. On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the...more

United States District Court Blocks FTC's Final Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/27/2024

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the “Final Non-Compete Clause Rule” banning most post-employment non-compete clauses between employers and employees. The final rule was set to take effect on...more

It’s the final countdown - Court ponders FTC non-compete rule with employer implementation deadline just days away

McAfee & Taft on 8/20/2024

With just two weeks to go before the Federal Trade Commission’s nationwide ban on non-compete agreements is set to go into effect, and with a Texas federal court still deciding whether to block the rule from going into effect...more

Federal Court in Florida Issues Another Limited Preliminary Injunction Against the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 8/19/2024

On August 14th, a second federal judge, this time out of the Middle District of Florida, temporarily blocked the FTC’s rule banning non-compete agreements, but only as to the named plaintiff in that case. In Properties of...more

The FTC Rule To Ban Non-Competes is (Maybe) 30 Days Away - What You Need To Know and What You (May) Want To Do

Benesch on 8/6/2024

The hot mess known as the FTC Rule to Ban Non-Competes (“Rule”) continues to get hotter and messier as two Federal District Courts issue conflicting opinions. This conflict between the Federal Courts will not be resolved...more

FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Effective Date Nears, PA Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC on 8/5/2024

With the effective date of the FTC’s ban on non-competes looming, a federal Judge in Pennsylvania declines to issue a preliminary injunction. A federal judge in Pennsylvania recently declined to enter an injunction...more

Preparing for Compliance Crunch as FTC's Noncompete Ban Nears

Fenwick & West LLP on 8/5/2024

As we previously reported, on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a final rule banning post-employment noncompete agreements nationwide, with limited exceptions related to the sale of a business and any...more

Update Regarding FTC’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 7/8/2024

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Final Rule that renders invalid non-compete clauses in standard employment agreements. 16 C.F.R. § 910. On July 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the...more

Coping With the FTC Ban on Non-Competition Agreements

Sunstein LLP on 7/5/2024

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued its long-expected non-compete ban (the “Rule”). The Rule, which is scheduled to go into effect on September 4, 2024, will ban nearly all non-competes across the country....more

Sixth Circuit Upholds Non-Compete Agreement Based on “Flexible Language” in Preliminary Injunction

Bodman on 2/28/2023

A recent Sixth Circuit decision upholding an employer’s non-compete agreement with a former employee highlights the need for legal counsel to craft preliminary injunction language in such matters which reflects the unique...more

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