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It has been a busy year for the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) enforcement efforts against non-compete restrictive covenants in employment agreements. During President Biden’s administration in ...

The benefits of non-compete clauses have been the subject of rigorous scholarly debate. Some scholars contend that banning ...

Employers across the country should revisit their post-employment restrictive covenants. Non-competes remain a familiar tool for protecting ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule in April that will invalidate existing non-compete agreements and non-compete clauses in agreements. There is a carve-out for an EXISTING ...

Understand how this legal document protects sensitive information such as trade secrets, proprietary processes, client lists, business practices, and other intellectual property. What Is a Non-Compete ...

The Federal Trade Commission under Chair Lina M. Khan has set its sights on banning non-compete agreements, potentially affecting over 30 million American workers. This move is particularly relevant ...

In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rule that would ban most noncompete agreements throughout the United States. After receiving more than 26,000 public comments, ...

Construction and design firms struggling to stay staffed up and competitive may have a new source of worry: the probable end of non-compete agreements. The U.S Federal Trade Commission’s recent ...

In May of this year, the Federal Trade Commission issued a rule banning most non-compete agreements in the United States except for senior leadership earning more than $151,000 a year and win ...

For a brief moment, it appeared employees would no longer be locked into jobs with arbitrary, non-compete contracts. But a recent court decision has workers back in non-compete jail. I hate ...

Australian workers have to overcome some significant barriers in navigating their careers. Some may lack the training or work experience opportunities needed to make themselves stand out and take the ...