During the run-up to President Trump’s inauguration, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission issued their collective “Guidelines” to explain how they will assess whether business practices violate the...more
2/26/2025
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Senator Louis Blessing, III, Republican, and William DeMora, Democrat have introduced Senate Bill 11 which seeks to ban employers from requiring their employees to adhere to non-competes and certain stay or pay provisions. ...more
2/13/2025
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State Labor Laws
A Texas federal court has struck down the FTC’s proposed nationwide ban on non-compete agreements, just weeks before it was set to take effect. This decision by the United States District Court for the Northern District of...more
In her Memorandum issued on May 30, 2023, General Counsel Abruzzo announced her belief that non-competes should be discouraged, if not outright prohibited, as they chill employees’ rights to concerted activity in violation of...more
On Jan.5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a proposed rule that would effectively ban the use of non-compete agreements in employment contracts and preempt all state laws that provide less protection to...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the Non-Compete Clause Rulemaking, a proposed rule that would prohibit the use of non-compete agreements and preempt all state laws that provide less protection to...more