This week, on our Spilling Secrets podcast series, our panelists discuss the current status of non-compete agreements across the nation:
Non-compete legislation is evolving rapidly at the state level, with new laws taking...more
6/25/2025
/ Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Legal Technology ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Risk Management ,
State Labor Laws
Ten days ahead of her self-imposed deadline, Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas issued a memorandum opinion and order granting the plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment, setting aside the Federal Trade...more
8/21/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Chevron Deference ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Texas ,
Unfair Competition
As we have previously written, on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a sweeping final rule (“the Rule”) that purports to ban virtually all post-employment noncompete agreements in the United States. The...more
5/20/2024
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Competition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants
On August 4, 2023, the Governor of Illinois signed HB 2862 into law, amending the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (DTLS).
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Although the summer months may mean rest and relaxation for some, June, July, and August have proven to be anything but quiet for the Illinois Legislature and Governor JB Pritzker. This midyear wave of activity resulted in...more