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The FTC’s Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements is Dead. Long Live Noncompete Agreements?

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/2/2024

Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a Final Rule outlawing nearly all noncompete agreements between employers and employees. That Final Rule, however, was overturned at the end of August 2024....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

FTC Noncompete Rule Is Set Aside, But Appeal Is Expected and States May Act

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/26/2024

On August 20, 2024, in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, a district court in the Northern District of Texas held “unlawful and set[] aside” the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 910.1–.6. That...more

Texas Federal Court Strikes Down FTC Ban on Non - Competes in Ryan v. FTC

Houston Harbaugh, P.C. on 8/22/2024

The long awaited collision between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the varied political and legal opinions on the legality of Employment Non-Compete Agreements (Non-Competes) is now moving up the ladder of...more

What Texas Court’s Decision on Non-Competes Means for Businesses

DarrowEverett LLP on 8/22/2024

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ambitious attempt to implement a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements (with limited exceptions) has hit a significant legal roadblock. On August 20, 2024, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown...more

Future of Non-Compete Agreements Uncertain After July Court Decisions

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 7/30/2024

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final rule that largely bans all post-employment non-compete agreements, with limited exceptions. Two decisions in July addressed the FTC’s ban. One found the ban on post-employment...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

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 1, January 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/1/2023

Big Boosts to Cybersecurity and Tech Funding in $1.7T Omnibus Bill Signed by Biden - “The bipartisan fiscal 2023 omnibus spending agreement includes $2.9 billion for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a...more

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