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FTC Files Brief Fully Supporting Its Click-to-Cancel Rule

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Just prior to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC or Commission) publication of its Click-to-Cancel Rule (the Rule) – which we wrote about in depth here – in the Federal Register, several trade associations filed petitions...more

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Pennsylvania Company Drops Challenge to FTC Noncompete Ban After Injunction Denial

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A Pennsylvania company has dropped its challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) noncompete ban after a Pennsylvania federal judge denied the company’s bid to block the rule. The dismissal of the Pennsylvania lawsuit...more

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FTC Final Rule on Noncompete Clauses: Pending Litigation

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There are several legal challenges to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on noncompete clauses in employment agreements. There have been multiple lawsuits in varying federal district courts that seek to delay or...more

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FTC Rule Largely Banning Non-Competes Put on Ice by Federal Judge

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This past April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule (Rule) that amounted to a near total nationwide ban on employers’ use of non-compete agreements. Since its announcement, employers have actively attempted to...more

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Federal Court Blocks FTC's Non-Compete Ban

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On August 20, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) cannot enforce its rule banning the use of non-compete agreements for most workers. Significantly, the court...more

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Federal Court Strikes Down FTC Noncompete Rule

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For those of you who have been following along with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) looming noncompete ban and the various challenges it has presented, there comes good news for employers from a Texas federal court....more

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Court Rules FTC’s Non-Compete Rule Is Unenforceable Nationwide

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rulemaking crusade suffered a serious blow this week, when Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas set aside the agency’s Final Rule that made most employment-related non-compete...more

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Federal Court Strikes Down FTC's Noncompete Clause Rule

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As an update to our April 25, 2024 Client Alert, “FTC Issues New Rule—But Not the Final Chapter—on Non-Competes: What Employers Need to Know,” a federal court in Dallas, Texas has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s Rule...more

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FTC’s Non-Compete Rule Struck Down Nationwide

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As we explained in a previous client alert, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a proposed final rule that would ban nearly all worker non-competes. The rule was scheduled to go into effect on September 4, 2024....more

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FTC Noncompete Ban Rule Survives Challenge in Pennsylvania Federal Court, but Still Contested in Florida and Texas

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On July 23, 2024, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a motion for preliminary injunction seeking to stay the effective date of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final...more

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