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Saiber LLC

Workforce Mobility Act Reintroduced Amid Ongoing State Efforts to Restrict Non-Competes

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Last week, Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Todd Young (R-IN) reintroduced the Workforce Mobility Act, which was previously considered by Congress in 2023. The reintroduction of the bi-partisan bill comes against the backdrop...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Update on the State of Non-compete Restrictions (LaborSpeak)

In August 2024, a federal district court set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning non-competes. The FTC recently halted its appeals of that ruling and a similar decision, likely signaling the abandonment of a...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California’s Non-Compete Long Arm: What Healthcare Organizations Need to Know After the FTC’s Nationwide Noncompete Ban Gambit Has...

In one of the most highly anticipated court rulings of the summer, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas set aside the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule (“Rule”), which would have effectively banned most...more

Brooks Pierce

Counting Down to the New Year: Ten “Need-to-Know” Labor and Employment Developments of 2024

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2024 was yet another active year in the labor and employment landscape. While 2025 and the new administration could bring any number of changes to workplace laws and enforcement, the timing and extent of such changes is...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Washington State Further Restricts Noncompetition Agreements

Effective June 6, 2024, the state of Washington will further restrict the use of noncompetition agreements. This article provides background on the current law governing noncompetition agreements in Washington and walks...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

The Federal Trade Commission Ban on Non-Competes and its Impact on Transitioning Representatives and Advisors

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its final rule banning non-compete provisions nationwide (the Rule). While the FTC contends that non-competes keep wages low, suppress new ideas and stifle the...more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

In-Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's April 2024 Round-Up

On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to adopt a final rule banning noncompete agreements. The FTC defines a "non-compete clause" broadly as a term or condition of employment that prohibits a worker from, or...more

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