The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) nationwide ban on post-employment noncompetition agreements is no more following a Northern District of Texas judge’s ruling imposing a nationwide permanent injunction. Although a long and...more
8/22/2024
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Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
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Texas
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a New Rule to ban noncompete clauses, which “hurt workers and harm competition.” The FTC’s proposed new rule builds upon President Biden’s Executive Order on...more
On July 20, 2022, President Biden delivered an address on climate change. Despite heavy pressure by many in Congress and environmental groups to announce new executive actions to address climate change, and even to...more