Bottom line: As of Tuesday night, the FTC’s non-compete rule has been set aside, cannot be enforced, and will not become effective on September 4, 2024.
As an update to our prior alert regarding the Federal Trade...more
8/22/2024
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Recent headlines implying a general a stay of the Federal Trade Commission’s non-compete rule are misleading. Here’s what employers need to know.
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission approved a rule banning...more
7/10/2024
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Texas
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 today to approve a final rule banning non-compete agreements nationwide. The rule is slated to go into effect 120 days after its published in the Federal Register....more
The Federal Trade Commission, continuing its quest to be the enforcer of consumer privacy rights, has come down hard this month on ASUSTeK and LabMD for their failure to have adequate data security standards. Because the FTC...more
On the same day that groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early Spring, the EU College of Commissioners brought some sunshine of its own, announcing yesterday that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. on transfers of...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s PrivacyCon event brings together the FTC, researchers and academics to discuss the latest research and trends related to consumer privacy and data security. Much of the discussion today...more