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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a... more +
Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -
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Federal Trade Commission Forms Task Force to Address Labor Market Conduct

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On February 26, 2025, Andrew N. Ferguson, the newly appointed Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), issued a memorandum outlining the agency’s populist agenda and directing the formation of a “Joint Labor Task Force”...more

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FTC’s Unprecedented Move Against Non-Competition Agreements Remains Center Stage (and a Mess) As More People, Organizations and...

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As previously highlighted by Benesch, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) kicked off 2023 by proposing an unprecedented, sweeping “crack-down” on non-competition agreements. The FTC's proposed rule (“Rule”) would ban...more

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Q&A About FTC Proposed Rule to Ban Non-Compete Restrictions

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We recently wrote about the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC or the Commission) controversial new Proposed Rule that would largely ban non-compete agreements between employers and “workers.” The Proposed Rule would ban not...more

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