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FTC Ends Defense of Its Noncompete Ban and Announces Enforcement Initiatives

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As anticipated, a recently reconstituted Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced on Friday that it would no longer defend its previously issued rule (Rule) banning most noncompete agreements. See our prior post...more

McGuireWoods LLP

FTC Shifts Enforcement Strategy on Noncompete Agreements

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The Federal Trade Commission signaled a shift in the agency’s enforcement strategy concerning employer-employee noncompete agreements with several announcements on Sept. 4 and 5, 2025. The FTC stated it will no longer defend...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

FTC Prioritizes Aggressive Labor Market Enforcement With Focus on Noncompetes, Raising Antitrust Implications

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on September 4, 2025, that it had filed a complaint against one of the largest pet cremation businesses in the U.S., alleging that the company’s widespread use of noncompete...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Threats of Antitrust Enforcement in the Supply Chain

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With steep inflation and seemingly constant disruptions in supply chains for all manner of goods, the Biden Administration has turned increasingly to antitrust authorities to tame price increases and stem future bottlenecks....more

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FTC uses “study authority” to review past non-HSR acquisitions

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On 11 February 2020 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has issued Special Orders to five large technology firms requiring them to “provide information about prior acquisitions not reported to the antitrust...more

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