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FTC Labor Market Task Force: A Surprising Continuation of Biden-Era Priorities

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On February 26, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the formation of a Joint Labor Task Force aimed at addressing deceptive, unfair, and anticompetitive practices impacting labor markets. The FTC signaled an...more

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FTC Refocuses Its Resources to Continue Its Work for Labor Market

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In what may be a surprise to those who thought that restrictions on the use of noncompetes would go away with the change in administration, this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that the agency will form a...more

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FTC Announces New Labor Market Task Force and Prioritizes Worker Protections

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On February 26, 2025, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson issued a memorandum directing the FTC to form a Joint Labor Task Force to prioritize efforts to combat deceptive, unfair, and anti-competitive...more

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FTC Appeals Recent Losses in Non-Compete Rule Litigation, and Another Litigant Drops Its Challenge

We reported last month that the district court in the northern district of Texas had “set aside” the Federal Trade Commission’s recently finalized rule prohibiting employers from entering into, and enforcing, non-compete...more

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Texas District Court Sets Aside FTC Non-Compete Ban: What Employers Should Consider

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Rule, which was scheduled to become effective on September 4, 2024, was set aside last month by US District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas in Ryan LLC v....more

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Legal Update: Court Halts Enforcement of FTC Non-Compete Final Rule

On August 20, 2024, in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs and set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)...more

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The FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Suffers Its First Setback

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) attempt at a nationwide ban on employee non-compete agreements suffered its first setback last week when a Texas federal district court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of the rule....more

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Implications of the FTC’s Noncompete Ban on Financial Institutions

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There has been a great deal of press about the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) vote to ban employee non-competition provisions and policies. While the FTC describes the rule as a comprehensive ban, it acknowledges that the...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 13, 2023)

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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). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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FTC Proposes Rule Banning Non-Competes

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On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission published a proposed rule that, if it became final, would ban all non-compete agreements with limited exceptions. The rule would go into effect 60 days after it becomes final,...more

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State Attorneys General Newsletter – October 2021

New York Attorney General Enters into Settlement Prohibiting “No-Poach” Pacts in Title Insurance Industry - New York Attorney General Letitia James recently entered into a settlement agreement with a national insurance...more

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Federal Agency Actions (Could) Lead to Big Changes

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Two federal agencies dealing with employment issues, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Labor (DOL), are considering or have already implemented new rules that will affect employers. The issues relate to...more

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