Lauren Norris Donahue

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Challenge Denied: District Court Rules That FTC's Impending Nationwide Ban on Noncompetes Is Unlawful and Blocks Its...

As previously alerted, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) voted 3-2 this past April to publish and issue a final rule that (1) bans for-profit employers from entering into agreements with workers that impose a...more

8/26/2024 / Employment Contract , Federal Bans , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Final Rules , FTC Act , Non-Compete Agreements , Preliminary Injunctions , Regulatory Authority , Restrictive Covenants , Texas

Challenge Accepted: Federal Trade Commission Issues Final Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements for Most Workers

On Tuesday, 23 April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) hosted a Special Open Commission Meeting, in which the Commissioners voted 3-2 to publish and issue a Final Rule that: bans for-profit employers from...more

4/25/2024 / Competition , Employer Liability Issues , Employer Responsibilities , Employment Contract , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Final Rules , Non-Compete Agreements , Notice Requirements , Restrictive Covenants , Unfair Competition

FTC Proposes Sweeping Ban on Employee Noncompete Clauses: What Employers Need to Know, Proposed Alternatives, and Opportunity for...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has kicked off 2023 by unveiling a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) that would ban companies from entering into noncompete agreements with their workers and render void all...more

1/9/2023 / Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Non-Compete Agreements , Public Comment , Restrictive Covenants

Competition in U.S. Labor Markets: Non-Compete Clauses Increasingly Under Fire

I. INTRODUCTION - Until fairly recently, non-compete clauses and other employer practices affecting employee mobility and wages were a relatively minor focus of U.S. antitrust enforcement authorities....more

1/28/2020 / Antitrust Division , Antitrust Provisions , Corporate Counsel , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants

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