By Greg Care Litigation is continuing over whether the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has properly banned nearly all employment non-compete provisions nationwide. As discussed in a prior update, one of the three cases (ATS Tree Services, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, where the FTC won an initial fight) was dismissed by the rule’s challengers, so … Read more
By Greg Care In this blog article, I’ll be discussing how the recent election cycle is likely to affect the FTC’s rule prohibiting nearly all non-competes. Spoiler alert: things look bleak for the rule’s supporters. In the early morning hours after Election Day 2024, the Associated Press called the Presidential election in favor of Donald … Read more
By Greg Care In this blog, we’ll be reviewing the status of the litigation challenging the validity of the FTC’s rule prohibiting nearly all non-competes. There have been some interesting developments that affect whether the rule will ever be enforced. To recap, in April 2024, the FTC issued a regulation that, except in limited circumstances, … Read more
