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
I had the pleasure of speaking with Bill Bengen, creator of the “4% Rule” for retirement planning. Bill has been a reader of Financial Samurai for many years and has always been courteous in the comments section when I write about safe withdrawal rates. So, I figured it was time we had a chat to … 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
The dominant Rule of Law narrative among the European institutions and the media focuses on ‘backsliding’ in some capitals as the key Rule of Law problem to solve. Significant resources have been (mis)invested with the EU unfortunately prioritising Rule of Law tool creation and the multiplication of monitoring and reporting mechanisms, of which the Commission’s … Read more
Should judge associations have standing to challenge EU measures which allegedly breach judicial independence and the rule of law? This is the question to be decided on appeal by the Court of Justice following the Order of the General Court of 4 June 2024 in Magistrats européens pour la démocratie et les libertés (Medel) and … Read more