Earlier this summer, Winstead’s Labor & Employment team reported that Judge Ada Brown in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction as applied only to the plaintiffs in Ryan LLC...more
8/22/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pending Litigation ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition
Winstead’s Labor & Employment team previously reported that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its final rule largely banning noncompetes nationwide (“Rule”), spurring races to the courthouse in the federal district...more
8/7/2024
/ Best Practices ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Injunctions ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pending Litigation ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Split of Authority ,
Unfair Competition
On April 24, 2024, Winstead’s Labor & Employment team reported that—after much anticipation— the FTC issued its final rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide. In our initial post, we noted that the final rule had yet to...more
Over a year ago, in January 2023, we reported on Winstead’s Employer Law Resource Blog that the Federal Trade Commission issued a proposed rule banning noncompetes. The FTC later extended the original 90-day...more
Mandatory arbitration agreements for employees have been enforceable for decades. Over the last several years, there has been an ongoing controversy between the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, among others, and the National...more