On July 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the Court) issued a memorandum opinion and order that enjoined the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from implementing or enforcing its Rule...more
On May 14, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a webinar to provide further public guidance on compliance with its final rule that bans noncompete agreements for the vast majority of workers before it goes into...more
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted (in a 3-2 vote along party lines) to finalize and promulgate a final rule that bans noncompete agreements for the vast majority of workers....more
On January 15, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, holding in an 8-0 opinion that, on a motion to compel arbitration, the court itself must determine whether the exclusion of ยง 1 of the Federal...more
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