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Since it was first published in April, the fate of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final non-compete rule has been, to put it mildly, less than certain. Now, about a month before the rule is scheduled to take effect, the...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted and approved the issuance of a final rule, the Non-Compete Clause Rule, that, if it goes into effect, will make future employment non-compete agreements unenforceable and will...more
In a Special Open Commission Meeting, the Federal Trade Commission voted to approve the final rule to ban non-compete agreements for for-profit businesses, the effective date of such ban being in 120-days....more
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 4-0 to extend its March 20th deadline for public comments on its controversial proposed rule to ban employee non-competition clauses (non-competes). The Commission...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rang in 2023 by zeroing in on a new target: non-competes. On January 5, the FTC announced a new proposed rule banning the use of non-compete provisions in agreements with individuals....more
On January 5, 2023 the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a rule to ban most non-compete agreements (“non-competes”) for American workers. The text of the proposed rule is broad: provisions that prevent workers from...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a new rule which would effectively ban all non-compete agreements between employers and “workers” (defined under the rule to include employees, independent...more
On January 5, 2023, the United States Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a new rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that — if implemented — could dramatically restrict the use of non-compete agreements throughout the United...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) threats of “cracking down” on non-competition agreements transformed into actual action with two dramatic moves this week. First, on January 4, the FTC ordered three companies,...more
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a far-reaching rule that, if adopted, would ban employers from imposing non-compete agreements on their workers. A non-compete clause is a contractual term between an...more