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FTC and Florida Focus on Non-Competes, SCOTUS to Rule on Pension Withdrawal Liability - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This...

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This week, we’re examining the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) stance on a federal non-compete ban, the expansive changes introduced by Florida’s Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic...more

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Podcast - Who Owns Your DNA? Lessons Learned from 23andMe

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In the first episode of a "Florida Capital Conversations" new healthcare privacy series, Tallahassee healthcare attorneys Shannon Hartsfield and Eddie Williams discuss the evolving landscape of genetic data privacy, focusing...more

Cozen O'Connor

Florida’s New AG Takes Office, Arkansas Names Solicitor General & FTC Chairman Continues Appointments

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James Uthmeier was sworn in as Florida’s 39th AG on February 17, 2025. He succeeded former AG Ashley Moody, who was appointed to fill Marco Rubio’s Senate Seat. AG Uthmeier has also announced his transition team....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

#StatusUpdate on Social Media, Apps, and Children’s Privacy

Regulations impacting children’s use of social media continues to be a space in motion the past few months. There have been developments at both the state level, as well as with the FTC. And there is no sign of slowing down....more

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FTC’s Ban on Covenants Not to Compete Remains on Hold

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The legal arguments advanced in these court cases mainly concern whether the FTC has the statutory authority to enact such a ban. Shortly before the September 4, 2024 effective date of FTC’s ban on covenants not to compete,...more

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FTC and Florida AG Put the Brakes on Alleged “Trucking Automation” Investment Scheme

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The FTC and Florida AG Ashley Moody obtained a temporary restraining order against RivX Automation Corp., and affiliated entities and individuals (collectively, “RivX”) for allegedly making false or unsubstantiated earnings...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (September 4, 2024)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Battle Over/War Isn’t: Employer Considerations Now That FTC Non-Compete Ban Is Set Aside

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A Texas court has set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Final Rule banning almost all non-compete clauses days before it was set to take effect on Sept. 4. Ryan LLC v. FTC, No. 3:24-CV-00986-E, 2024 U.S. Dist....more

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Leisure Law Insider (Vol. 3) - Summer 2024

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Welcome to the third edition of The Leisure Law Insider! Released quarterly, we cover the latest news and developments in leisure and hospitality law, regulation, and policy. Expect content on hotels, franchising, labor and...more

McCarter & English, LLP

FTC Power to Ban Non-Compete Agreements Questioned by Another Federal Court

As the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeks to ban nearly all employee non-compete agreements in the United States (see April 25, 2024 Alert), the question of whether the agency has the power to do that is dividing federal...more

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Federal Court in Florida Issues Another Limited Preliminary Injunction Against the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule

On August 14th, a second federal judge, this time out of the Middle District of Florida, temporarily blocked the FTC’s rule banning non-compete agreements, but only as to the named plaintiff in that case. In Properties of...more

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Florida Court is Next to Rule Against FTC’s Non-Compete Ban, But Employers Not Yet in the Clear

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A Florida federal court became the second court in the nation Wednesday to rule that the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed ban on most non-compete agreements cannot be enforced. Chief Judge Timothy Corrigan, from the Middle...more

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Another Court Rules Against the Federal Trade Commission Noncompete Rule — But Declines to Order Nationwide Relief

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On August 14, 2024, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a preliminary order holding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on employee noncompetes (the “Noncompete Rule”) to be...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC, Florida Settle with Chargeback Mitigation Company for $150K

On November 7, the FTC and the State of Florida settled with a chargeback mitigation company and its owners for $150,000. The chargeback company was allegedly using deceptive practices, including referencing disclaimers that...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

April 2023 UDAAP Bulletin

The following document provides a monthly roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission regarding...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 1, January 2023

Big Boosts to Cybersecurity and Tech Funding in $1.7T Omnibus Bill Signed by Biden - “The bipartisan fiscal 2023 omnibus spending agreement includes $2.9 billion for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Bans Operators of Alleged Debt Relief Scam, $5.3M penalty

On February 28, the FTC announced that the operators of an alleged credit card interest rate reduction scam will be permanently banned from the debt relief industry as part of court orders resolving charges by the FTC and the...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Florida Real Property And Business Litigation Report, Volume 14, Issue 2

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Black Knight Servicing Technologies, LLC v. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Case No. 1D20-1492 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021). The filing of a separate lawsuit raising separate claims against a separate entity does not establish an...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FTC and 10 States Settle with Caribbean Cruise Lines for Robocall Accusations

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and ten states settled charges against the Florida-based cruise line, Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc. (CCL), for an illegal telemarking campaign that inundated consumers with billions...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Inbound Call Experts to Pay $10 Million for Consumer Redress

Florida-based tech support scheme, Inbound Call Expert, doing business as Advanced Tech Support, will pay $10 million for consumer redress in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final order. The FTC, and the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #67 – Don’t Fall for Telemarketing Schemes Offering to Fix Your Computer

I received a call last week on my home land line and when I picked it up (hardly anyone I want to actually talk to calls my home telephone number) the caller on the other end informed me that he was from “Microsoft 10,” that...more

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