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Post-Mortem on the FTC’s Blocked Non-Compete Rule

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In August 2024, a Texas federal court struck down a broad Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule that would have banned the vast majority of employee non-competition agreements. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Legal Ninja Snapshot: #Employment Contracts: Digital Employment Contracts in Germany – But When is a Wet Ink Signature Still...

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Digital Employment Contracts Are Now Generally Allowed With the new year, the Fourth Bureaucracy Reduction Act ("BEG IV") brings more flexibility by replacing the need for written form and qualified electronic signatures with...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

So the FTC Banned Non-Competes… What Does This Mean For Your IP?

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The FTC recently found that non-compete agreements are an unfair method of competition, and issued a final ruling that bans non-compete agreements. The commission predicts the nationwide ban will encourage innovation,...more

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Washington’s Workforce Mobility Law Goes Live: A Seven-Question Assessment for Startups and Growth Companies

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For startups and growth companies that delayed getting a grip on the state of Washington’s new law restricting the use of noncompetition covenants in employment-related agreements, the time to act is now, as the new law took...more

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