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FTC votes 3-2 to ban non-compete clauses for American workers
On Tuesday, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union posted on X that the organization strongly supports the FTC's choice to ban "abusive non-compete clauses," calling it "a big win for ...
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FTC bans all new non-compete clauses and strikes down most existing agreements
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today released its final rules addressing non-compete clauses ... a ban. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an advocate for free enterprise, vowed to sue the FTC ...
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FTC Launches Joint Task Force to Investigate and Prosecute Non-Compete Agreements, as FTC Chairman declares the GOP a “Workers’ Party”
As Republicans regain control of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) under the Trump-Vance Administration, employers that ...
Noncompete Agreements Are Sticking Around—but Be Careful How You Use Them
FTC's new Joint Labor Task Force is investigating noncompetes, no-poach agreements, and restrictive hiring contracts. Here's what to know.
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FTC Requests Stay of Appeals to Challenges to FTC Non-Compete Rule Citing New Administration
On March 7, 2025, lawyers for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed motions requesting a 120-day stay of the agency’s appeal of district ...
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What the FTC’s Ban on Noncompete Clauses Means for Workers, Companies
A ban on noncompete clauses could raise workers’ wages by an estimated $400 billion, according to the FTC. But employers argue it could put trade secrets at risk. WSJ explains the ban ...
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While FTC Non-Compete Appeals Linger, Ohio Poses Ban on Non-Competes, Forum Selection, and Other Restrictive Covenants
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) implemented its 2024 rule banning non-compete agreements on April 23, 2024. The rule ...
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Loper Bright Dealt a Blow to the FTC’s Noncompete Rule — Will the New FTC Chairman Deliver the Knockout?
The Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo has and will continue to alter the legality and enforceability of federal agency rules and regulations related to ambiguous federal ...
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Legal Brief: Update on the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban
TLDR: The ban has been struck down and the old rules remain in place for now As I noted in June, a pending rule by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banning most non-compete clauses in employment ...
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Arkansas bans physician noncompete agreements
Arkansas joins several other states, including Pennsylvania, Maryland and Illinois, which have outlawed noncompete agreements tied to clinicians.
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Ban on Worker Noncompete Clauses Will Stimulate Entrepreneurship
The FTC estimates that noncompete clauses cover about 30 million workers in the United States. An exception to the new ban is that existing noncompete ... that employees will use the knowledge gained ...
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Millions of American workers are shackled by absurd non-compete agreements. Companies need to stop needlessly restricting workers.
Other than mask mandates, is there anything more unpopular in the law these days than the non-competition agreement ... Order "encouraging" the FTC to ban or limit non-competes nationally.