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First 100 Days Report for Employers

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Welcome to FP’s First 100 Days Report for Employers. The first 100 days of any new administration set the tone for what’s to come—and in 2025, that tone has been unmistakable: bold, fast-moving, and deeply consequential for...more

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[Webinar] Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants: Practical Advice to Safeguard Your Company’s Critical Assets - April 10th,...

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The protection of trade secrets and confidential information is critical to the success of many organizations. Employers must remain vigilant against the growing risk of sensitive information being compromised, especially...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your April To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the Trump administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more

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FTC’s New Task Force to Target Noncompetes: 5 Top Answers for Employers

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In a somewhat surprising development, the Federal Trade Commission just announced that it intends to continue scrutinizing noncompete agreements and other arrangements the FTC feels are unfair to workers. Last week, Federal...more

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FTC Launches Task Force To Investigate and Prosecute ‘Unfair’ No-Poach, Noncompetes and Other Labor-Market Practices

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will continue its focus on “unfair” competition in the labor markets – including the use of noncompete, no-poach and no-hire agreements – albeit with a seemingly more targeted approach than...more

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Antitrust Guidelines for Worker-Related Business Practices: How to Stay on the Right Side of Antitrust Hiring Laws During the...

The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (together, the Agencies) issued Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers (2025 Guidelines) in January. The 2025...more

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Navigating Restrictive Covenants in Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast

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PE Pathways, hosted by attorneys from our Private Equity practice, is a podcast series where experienced dealmakers share their thoughts on current private equity and M&A trends and developments. Stay informed about the...more

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Trump Announces Andrew Ferguson to Serve as New FTC Chair: FAQs for Employers

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President-elect Donald Trump just announced that he plans to appoint current Commissioner Andrew Ferguson as the new Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and will appoint Mark Meador to fill current Chair Lina Khan’s...more

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[Webinar] Second Annual Employment Services Seminar for Washington Metro Clients - November 19th, 10:00 am - 1:15 pm ET

Join us for DWT’s Second Annual Employment Services seminar for Washington, D.C.-area clients and contacts on Tuesday, November 19. The agenda is now available!...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your November To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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October’s Spookiest Restrictive Covenant Developments: An Employer’s 5-Ingredient Witches’ Brew to Ward Off Harm

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“Magic words,” “TRAPs,” and the federal non-compete ban rising from the dead? October had several spooky developments in restrictive covenant law, but no need to be frightened! We’ve got you covered with updates, insights,...more

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FTC Appeals Order Striking Down Noncompete Ban

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On October 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appealed to the Fifth Circuit a Texas federal court’s decision to strike down the FTC’s nationwide noncompete ban. This comes hot on the heels of the FTC’s September 24,...more

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FTC Appeals Injunction Against Final Rule Banning Non-Compete Employment Agreements

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Last Friday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) gave notice to appeal Judge Brown’s nationwide bar on the FTC’s final rule creating a Non-Compete Ban or enforcement of the rule in the case of Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade...more

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FTC Appeals Texas Court’s Decision to Set Aside the Noncompete Ban

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a notice of appeal of the Northern District of Texas’s decision granting plaintiffs’ summary judgment motion and “setting aside” the agency’s rule banning nearly all employee...more

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Breaking Down the FTC Non-Compete Ban Appeals: Heading to a Circuit Split and SCOTUS Intervention?

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The Federal Trade Commission has appealed two federal trial court decisions – one in Texas and one in Florida – that prevented the agency from enforcing its near-total ban on non-compete agreements. The Texas appeal, filed on...more

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Pennsylvania Plaintiff That Failed in Effort To Block FTC Noncompete Ban Drops Lawsuit

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Last week, employers who use noncompetes got more good news with respect to the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed noncompete ban....more

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ATS Withdraws Challenges to the FTC’s Final Non-Compete Rule After the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Denies its Motion to Stay...

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ATS Tree Services, LLC (“ATS”) has voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit it filed in April 2024 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Non-Compete...more

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Pennsylvania Plaintiff Drops Challenge to FTC Non-Compete Rule

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On October 4, 2024, Plaintiff ATS Tree Services, LLC (“ATS”) voluntarily dismissed its claims against the FTC challenging the agency’s Non-Compete Rule. See ATS Tree Services, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm’n, et al., No....more

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Be Global: Employment Law in 5 - September 2024

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5 developments to read for September in less than 5 minutes - Focus: On the Middle East - In the Middle East, requirements to hire local citizens are expanding. Oman is moving towards private sector Omanisation through new...more

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Noncompete Agreements – Employer Options and Strategies to Reduce Risks

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The federal district court for the Northern District of Texas has issued an order in the Ryan case staying the effective date on a nationwide basis the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Rules banning...more

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Next Steps for Employers After FTC Noncompete Rule Enjoined

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What’s next for employers who want to protect their businesses from competition from departing employees, including the loss of customers, employees, and confidential information? With a federal court injunction against the...more

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The Saga’s Not Over – FTC Appeals Florida Court’s Stay of Non-Compete Rule

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Just over a month ago, employers throughout the United States breathed a sigh of relief after Judge Ada Brown in the Northern District of Texas issued a summary judgment ruling in the Ryan v. FTC litigation setting aside the...more

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FTC Ban on Non-Competes Is Blocked — For Now

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Back in April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule that would have banned non-compete agreements nationwide as of September 4, 2024. (You can read our alert on the FTC’s final rule here.) However, on...more

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10 Things Employers Still Need to Consider Even Though the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban is Dead: Your Reminder To-Do List

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You probably know the federal non-compete ban is on ice for now – but that doesn’t mean employers are free to use non-competes indiscriminately. What remains in the wake of the FTC’s ban is a highly complex, constantly...more

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FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Is On Hold, For Now

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Earlier this year, we wrote about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enacting a final rule to ban most all forms of non-compete agreements between employers and employees in the United States (available here).  The ban was...more

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