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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 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 -

Snapshot on the Manufacturing Industry: New Administration Rolls Back Biden-Era Labor Law Policy

Fisher Phillips on 4/1/2025

Welcome to this edition of the FP Snapshot on the Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the Manufacturing...more

Acting National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Rescinds Biden-Era Memoranda

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/20/2025

Under the new Trump Administration, there has been a number of recent developments at the National Labor Relations Board (Board) affecting employers. In particular, the Board's new general counsel (GC), William B. Cowen, has...more

New NLRB Counsel Overturns Biden-Era Policies, Signaling Pro-Employer Shift

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/20/2025

With one stroke of his pen, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new Acting General Counsel, William Cowen, has effectively dismantled more than two dozen key Biden-era initiatives that favored employees and unions. ...more

NLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Numerous Biden-Era Guidance Memoranda

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/19/2025

The National Labor Relations Board’s Acting General Counsel has moved quickly to undo the work of his predecessor, a Biden appointee, who President Trump recently removed from office. On February 14, 2025, Acting General...more

FTC approves final rule banning noncompetition agreements

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 4/24/2024

Restrictive covenants have traversed a tumultuous road since the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on January 5, 2023, purporting to ban noncompetition agreements throughout the...more

NLRB General Counsel Versus Covenants Not to Compete: What This Latest Fight Means for Your Business

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/26/2023

In recent years, non-compete agreements have been a subject of scrutiny in the United States, with concerns raised over their potential impact on employee mobility and labor market competitiveness. In 2021, President Joe...more

Beltway Buzz - June 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/5/2023

Debt Ceiling Disaster Dodged. After months of political posturing, weeks of negotiating, and days of nail-biting, the U.S. Congress approved legislation to lift the debt limit to ensure continued payment of the nation’s...more

#WorkforceWednesday: Biden Seeks to Boost Competition, HERO Act Guidance, and Key Nominees Advance - Employment Law This Week®

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/21/2021

It's #WorkforceWednesday! This week, we focus on President Biden's recent push to limit non-compete agreements and finalize key labor and employment appointments. Biden Executive Order Seeks to Boost Competition President...more

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