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The USDOJ Antitrust Division’s Compliance Guidance
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Trade Secret Litigation: The Power of Protection
Non-Compete Agreements: An Endangered Species?
Webinar | Negotiating with Goliath: How Startup GCs Can Navigate Power Differentials in Contracting
The Labor Law Insider: Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Agreements under Fire: A New Board Decision and a New General Counsel Memorandum, Part II
The Labor Law Insider: Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Agreements under Fire: A New Board Decision and a New General Counsel Memorandum
Employment Law Now VII-127-Interview with NLRB General Counsel Abruzzo on Invalidating Severance Agreement Provisions
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DE Under 3: New NLRB Decision Prohibits Virtually All Employment Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Clauses, Nationwide
#WorkforceWednesday: FTC Proposes Ban on Non-Competes - Employment Law This Week® - Spilling Secrets Podcast
Navigating the FTC’s Proposed Rule Banning Non-Competes
The Speak Out Act and Compliance Programs
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Law Brief®: Rich Schoenstein and David Kleinmann Discuss FTC's Proposed Noncompete Ban
#WorkforceWednesday: Speak Out Act Takes Effect, Enhanced Data Privacy Obligations for California Employers, and SEC Releases Whistleblower Annual Report - Employment Law This Week®
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 341: Listen and Learn -- Contract Defenses
Update and Discussion on Legal and Practical Issues
It has been a busy month for the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and enforcement activity concerning non-compete restrictive covenants in employment agreements. If you have been following this topic, you’ll recall that...more
In the closing days of the Biden administration, antitrust law enforcers issued cautions to employers about conduct that could draw criminal charges against them. One is the use of restrictive non-disclosure agreements that...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The federal district court for the Northern District of Texas has issued an order in the Ryan case staying the effective date on a nationwide basis the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Rules banning...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) has now joined the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in taking a stand against broad non-disclosure provisions in employment agreements....more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in recent years has taken an aggressive stance against employers over employment agreements that the agency believes impede its whistleblower program—as highlighted by a $10...more
The SEC continues to review non-disclosure agreements and other confidential business information provisions of publicly traded companies to ensure whistleblowers are not restricted from freely communicating with the agency...more
On Friday, September 29, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued an order that censured D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., a registered investment advisor in New York, and assessed a civil penalty of $10,000,000...more
Updated as of January 31, 2023- The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would prohibit companies from imposing post-employment noncompete agreements. If enacted, the Proposed Rule...more
What happened: The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to ban non-compete agreements nationwide. Why it matters to employers: If the rule goes into effect and withstands legal challenges (a big if), the impact on...more