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Morrison & Foerster LLP

A Parting Gift to Labor Markets: Outgoing Antitrust Enforcers Issue Revised Guidelines on Practices Affecting Workers, But Will...

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In the final days of the Biden administration, the FTC and DOJ jointly issued antitrust guidelines on business practices that impact workers that replace the 2016 Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals, which...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FTC and DOJ Jointly Issue Antitrust Guidelines Related to Labor

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Practically on the eve of the inauguration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ), jointly issued antitrust guidelines for business activities affecting workers. The FTC's...more

Sands Anderson PC

The FTC Rule Banning Noncompetes is (Probably) Dead: 7 Questions Employers are Asking

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Many employers breathed a sigh of relief last week after a federal judge in Texas struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements....more

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FTC Non-Compete Ban Blocked; Will Not Take Effect on September 4, 2024

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Employers concerned about the enforceability of restrictive covenants can breathe a little easier for now. A Texas federal court has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC’s”) final rule banning non-compete agreements...more

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Federal Court strikes down FTC rule that would have banned non-competition agreements starting September 4

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On Tuesday, August 20, a federal judge in Texas shot down the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning noncompete agreements (“the Rule”) that was set to take effect September 4. This means that the FTC cannot enforce the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

The FTC Non-Compete Rule: Current Status and Practical Advice for Employers

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As most employers know, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a controversial rule earlier this year that will prohibit virtually all noncompete restrictions (the “Non-Compete Rule”) as of its effective date, Sept. 4,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Q&A – FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes With Workers

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On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to approve a Final Rule (the Final Rule) that, if allowed to take effect, would ban nearly all non-competes with employees and other workers and substantially change...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

FTC Non-Compete Ban Attacked by Businesses: What You Need to Know about the Ban

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule banning employers from enforcing non-compete agreements against any non-executive employee (“Non-Compete Clause Rule”).  As suspected, business...more

Allen Matkins

This Year Some Employees Will Be Receiving More Than A Valentine's Day Card

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Last year, the California legislature enacted AB 1075 (Bauer-Kahan) which declares it to be unlawful "to include a noncompete clause in an employment contract, or to require an employee to enter a noncompete agreement, that...more

A&O Shearman

New Rules Highlight the Need to Review Employee Forms and Policies

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For many companies, the use of “form” employee documents is an efficient practice that ensures consistent treatment. That said, reliance on forms can often breed complacency. In this new year, companies should consider a...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

February 14 Deadline: Employers Must Inform Current and Former Employees of Void California Non-Competes or Face Unfair...

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Companies with California employees who are subject to non-competes have a fast-approaching deadline of February 14, 2024, to notify those individuals that these agreements are void or risk legal liability under a new...more

Fisher Phillips

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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New York State’s Pending Non-Compete Ban: Potential Impact on Corporate Transactions

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A bill that would ban nearly all forms of non-competition restrictions in New York passed both houses in the state legislature and is now with Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign into law. If signed, this would have profound...more

Epstein Becker & Green

FTC Proposes Rule Banning Noncompetes: What Employers Need to Know Now

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On Thursday, January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made headlines with its announcement that it is proposing a new rule that would ban employers from using noncompete clauses (the “rule”)....more

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