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FTC Prioritizes Aggressive Labor Market Enforcement With Focus on Noncompetes, Raising Antitrust Implications

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on September 4, 2025, that it had filed a complaint against one of the largest pet cremation businesses in the U.S., alleging that the company’s widespread use of noncompete...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The FTC's Crackdown on No-Hire Agreements: What Employers Need To Know

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a 3-2 party-line vote last week, ordered a New York City area building services contractor, Guardian Service Industries, Inc. (Guardian), to rescind all "no-hire" agreements, including...more

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Revisiting Restrictive Covenants in a Commercial Setting: The California Supreme Court Applies a Less Aggressive Approach

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California is known for having the most aggressive approach among the states regarding restraints on profession, trade, and business. Specifically, California Business and Professions Code section 16600 codifies this...more

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First, Do No Harm: Oncology Group Agrees to $100M Fine Following Criminal Antitrust Investigation

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The Department of Justice recently announced that it had charged one of the largest independent oncology groups in the country, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute LLC (“FCS”), with antitrust violations under the...more

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Top 10 Developments and Headlines in Trade Secret, Non-Compete, and Computer Fraud Law for 2019 & 2020

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Continuing our annual tradition, we have compiled our top developments and headlines for 2019 & 2020 in trade secret, non-compete, and computer fraud law. Here’s what you need to know to keep abreast of the ever-changing law...more

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A Solution in Search of a Problem? FTC Hosts Workshop to Consider Authority to Abolish Non-Competes

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Within the last five months, the two executive arms responsible for enforcing antitrust laws—the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)—held public workshops to examine the effect of...more

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Top 10 Noncompete Developments of 2019

If there was any question about whether there is a growing national trend to limit the enforceability of noncompetition agreements, 2019 settled the matter. Seven states enacted new statutes designed to limit the...more

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