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Epstein Becker & Green

Amicus Brief Filed for 10 National Industry Organizations to Uphold District Court’s Order Setting Aside the FTC Noncompete Ban

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The fight to resurrect the FTC’s Final Rule (the “Final Rule”) banning noncompetes continues in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In August 2024, mere days before the Final Rule was to take effect, Judge...more

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2024’s Top Stories in Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Law

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2024 was quite a year in unfair competition and trade secrets law, with the Federal Trade Commission’s final rule on non-competes garnering widespread mainstream media attention. While the FTC final rule has been set aside...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FTC Files Opening Brief in Fifth Circuit Appeal Defending Noncompete Rule

Background - In August 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a summary judgment order holding that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule banning post-employment noncompetes (Noncompete...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

Troutman Pepper Locke

FTC Noncompete Rule Risks a Wave of State AG Actions

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On April 23, the FTC promulgated its final rule banning noncompetes nationwide. Originally published in Law360 - May 23, 2024....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Injunction Junction: Judicial Challenges to New Employment Rules

April 2024 saw a whirlwind of activity on the employment front as executive federal agencies issued a wave of new rules. On April 15, 2024, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced its final rule...more

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Understanding the FTC’s Non-Compete Clause Rule and Its Impact on NDAs

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As we previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on April 23, 2024, its Non-Compete Clause Rule (Final Rule), which aims to ban all new post-employment non-competition restrictions and invalidate most...more

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NLRB and FTC Jointly Issue MOU on Information Sharing, Training, and Outreach

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), on July 19, 2022, jointly issued a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding information sharing, cross-agency training, and outreach of...more

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