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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger
As was widely published last week, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued its long-awaited Final Rule which prohibits employers from entering into non-compete agreements...
Proskauer Rose LLP
While extensive high-profile strike activity was heavily reported throughout 2023, it was – striking– to analyze the hard data regarding 2023 strike activity in Bloomberg's annual report that was just released.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
We previously wrote about the procuring-cause doctrine here. As a refresher, the procuring-cause doctrine provides that a salesperson or other agent who contracts for a commission...
Donahue Fitzgerald Attorneys
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has enacted a new rule banning "non-compete" clauses/covenants in employment agreements for all employees with the exception...
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Following the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) adoption of its Rule on April 23, 2024, that struck down almost all forms of noncompete agreements (the Rule)...
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
At least three lawsuits have now been filed against the FTC to block implementation of its new rule to ban non-competes.
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a new Rule which bans for-profit employers from entering into post-employment, non-compete agreements with employees.
Kane Russell Coleman Logan
On April 23, 2024, following on its proposal from last year, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued a Final Rule implementing a comprehensive...
Mayer Brown
For decades, many courts and legislatures at the state and federal level have largely approved the use of non-compete covenants between employers and employees.
K&L Gates
On 23 April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to approve a rule that will prohibit for-profit employers...
Lewis Silkin
Last month one of the world's largest pharmaceutical and medical technologies corporations sued its former employee for taking thousands of confidential market-strategy related files...
Foley & Lardner
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC or "Commission") finalized a rule, by a vote of 3-2, abolishing the vast majority of employee covenants not to compete across...
Stites & Harbison PLLC
On April 23, 2024, the FTC issued its final rule banning employers' use of non-compete agreements. The rule is broad, applying nationwide and to all non-compete agreements, with a few narrow exceptions.
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Existing noncompetes that were entered into before the effective date remain in force for senior executives, which the
Final Rule defines as a worker in a "policy-making position" with a total annual...
Holland & Knight
The Federal Trade Commission promulgated a new rule on April 23, 2024, consistent with but not identical to the previously proposed rule...
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision that could increase plaintiffs' abilities to bring discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Earlier this week, on April 23, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") promulgated a Final Rule banning almost all post-employment non-compete agreements...
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
This afternoon, the FTC voted to adopt a proposed final rule banning most non-competes with workers in the United States. The final rule provides that it is an unfair method of competition...
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to approve a Final Rule (the Final Rule) that, if allowed to take effect, would ban nearly all non-competes with employees...
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The FTC approved a final rule to implement a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements between employers and their workers. The rule would supersede most state laws regarding noncompete provisions...
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