In a significant development for employers that use restrictive covenant agreements, on February 14, 2025, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen rescinded prior NLRB GC memoranda,...more
In 2021, LKQ Corporation (LKQ) filed suit against Robert Rutledge, its former plant manager, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. LKQ alleged that Rutledge’s working for a competitor within nine...more
2/6/2025
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Breach of Contract ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Delaware ,
Employment Litigation ,
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Forfeiture ,
Illinois ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Qualified Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) ,
Restricted Stocks ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unjust Enrichment
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is appealing a Florida federal court ruling temporarily blocking the FTC’s noncompete ban a month after a Texas federal judge in a separate case blocked the FTC’s ban on a nationwide basis....more