After a series of preliminary, narrowly decided, and conflicting court decisions concerning requests for preliminary injunctions (see August 20, 2024 Alert), a federal district court in Texas has now entirely set aside the...more
8/23/2024
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Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Injunctions ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Texas ,
Unfair Competition
As the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeks to ban nearly all employee non-compete agreements in the United States (see April 25, 2024 Alert), the question of whether the agency has the power to do that is dividing federal...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to ban nearly all employee non-compete agreements in the United States [see April 25, 2024 Alert]. Almost immediately after the FTC issued its final rule, lawsuits challenging...more
Almost two years ago, President Joe Biden issued Executive Order 14036, which broadly addresses promoting competition in the American economy. Among the measures considered in that executive order was greater scrutiny of...more
On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14036, which broadly addresses “promoting competition in the American economy.” In the run-up to and aftermath of this action, many news outlets reported that the...more