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

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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

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

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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

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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

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

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

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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

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

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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

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Federal Judge Blocks FTC Non-Compete Rule, Nationwide

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Yesterday, a Federal Court in Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking the FTC's proposed rule banning employment-related non-compete agreements. The FTC is considering its options, including an appeal to the Fifth...more

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Future of Non-Compete Agreements Uncertain After July Court Decisions

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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

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Update Regarding FTC’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

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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

Sunstein LLP

Coping With the FTC Ban on Non-Competition Agreements

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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

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