October 18, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission gave notice Friday that it would seek Fifth Circuit intervention against a Texas federal judge's decision to block its ban on employment noncompete agreements.
October 15, 2024
The fate of the Federal Trade Commission's rule banning employment noncompete agreements could have wide-reaching implications for contracts that some employee-side advocates say can "trap" nurses and other healthcare practitioners in poor working conditions.
August 23, 2024
A Florida federal judge on Friday suspended a deadline given to the Federal Trade Commission to respond to a lawsuit challenging a worker noncompete ban after the agency requested more time to discuss next steps following recent setbacks against the rule in Texas and the Sunshine State.
August 21, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission suffered its first definitive loss Tuesday in the push to ban employment noncompete agreements, although the decision probably isn't the final word given a likely appeal and two other pending challenges also viewed as a test of the agency's efforts to expand its rulemaking footprint.
August 15, 2024
A Florida retirement community's real estate broker will be exempt when the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban goes into effect next month, under a limited injunction imposed by a federal judge who recognized the agency's rulemaking powers but said they go too far here.
July 29, 2024
The fate of the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban is on the line as the agency trades blows with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other challengers spread across three different federal courts, all now grappling with a decision last week providing important backing to the FTC's rulemaking authority.
July 26, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission's contested regulatory and enforcement powers got a much-needed endorsement when a Pennsylvania federal judge refused to temporarily block a ban on employment noncompete agreements.