News & Analysis as of August 18, 2025

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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 -

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (March 12, 2025)

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/13/2025

Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). CFPB activity continues to be scaled back in the...more

Move Over Non-Competes: Why NDAs May Be the Next Antitrust Enforcer Focus

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP on 9/5/2024

On August 20, a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the FTC’s proposed non-compete clause rulemaking that had been set to go into effect today. Had it gone into effect (and it may still at some point, as the...more

The Loper Bright Impact: Agency Action Likely to Face More Scrutiny in Light of the Supreme Court’s Disposal of Chevron Deference

Venable LLP on 7/11/2024

These days, it seems like there are three guarantees in life—death, taxes, and monumental Supreme Court administrative law opinions in the summer. As you’ve probably heard by now, the trend continues this year, including...more