News & Analysis as of August 2, 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 -

NASAA Supports Reasonable Post-Term Non-Competes in Franchise Agreements

Polsinelli on 2/17/2025

Last year saw non-compete agreements come under repeated scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission. On April 23, 2024, the FTC issued a final rule banning non-compete agreements in most employment contracts....more

NASAA Guidance for Franchise Non-Competes

Lewitt Hackman on 2/13/2025

Last May, the Federal Trade Commission looked to ban non-compete agreements in most employment contracts aside from franchise agreements. Although scheduled to become effective in September, a federal court vacated the ruling...more

DOJ and FTC Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/12/2025

Four days before President Trump took office, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) (together, “the Agencies”) under the Biden administration released their “Antitrust Guidelines for Business...more

FTC and DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/5/2025

On January 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued “Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers” (2025 Guidelines). The 2025 Guidelines aim to “promote clarity and...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2024 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/28/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Q3 Employment Law Updates: Enforcement Actions Bring Much for Employers to Consider

DarrowEverett LLP on 10/11/2023

The third quarter of 2023 has been pretty exciting as far as employment lawyers are concerned. Substantial regulations have been proposed and the pressure from federal agencies continues to rise. We will talk about some of...more

Restrictive Covenant Crackdown Poses New Challenges for M&A Deal Teams

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/29/2023

Corporates and deal teams should pay careful attention to drafting non-competes and other restrictive arrangements as UK, EU, and US regulators step up enforcement. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are placing...more

A New Front in the Noncompete Wars: NLRB’s General Counsel Claims Noncompete Agreements Violate the Labor Act

BakerHostetler on 6/6/2023

The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), Jennifer A. Abruzzo, recently issued a memorandum stating that “the proffer, maintenance, and enforcement” of noncompete provisions in employment...more

Finally, Judicial Guidance Interpreting the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 2/8/2023

In the past several years, there has been significant movement in the non-competition space in a number of states (with change on the federal level potentially on the horizon). One such place with significant movement has...more

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