On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 1318 (SB 1318), which will further restrict noncompete agreements for health care professionals in Texas, starting September 1, 2025. Most notably, SB...more
On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order setting aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on employee noncompetes (the “Noncompete Rule”). While the same...more
On July 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered an order enjoining the enforcement of a rule established by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) abolishing the vast majority of employee...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) voted to finalize a rule abolishing the vast majority of employee noncompetes across the United States (the “Noncompete Rule” or “Rule”). The FTC...more
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New York State appears set to join the growing number of jurisdictions prohibiting or significantly limiting the use of employment non-compete agreements. The Empire State’s non-compete ban (Bill No. S3100A), which was...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed regulation that, if adopted, would essentially abolish employee noncompetes across the United States. A proposed FTC regulation on employee...more
1/9/2023
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