Parties in Florida FTC noncompete rule case seek continued stay

As expected, on September 24, 2024, the parties in the Properties of the Villages v. FTC (the case in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida challenging the FTC’s noncompete rule) filed the required joint status report with the court.

Based on the FTC’s notice of appeal of the court’s preliminary injunction decision, the parties stated as follows:

The parties anticipate that the legal questions at issue on appeal, particularly whether Plaintiff has a likelihood of success on the merits of its challenge, will substantially overlap with questions to be raised on motions for summary judgment in this Court.

Given that, the parties proposed a continued stay of all deadlines in the case until 30 days following the 11th Circuit’s decision on the appeal, at which time the parties will file another status report.

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Firm resources: 

We know how hard it is to keep up with the ever-changing requirements around the country. To help, we have created the following resources (available for free):

• 50-State Noncompete Law Chart, the first of its kind and regularly updated (downloadable PDF) (to be updated for the new exemptions in Illinois and Pennsylvania);
• Chart of Noncompete “Low-Wage” Thresholds and Criteria (downloadable);
• Notice requirements summary chart, providing details for each of the 8 states (plus D.C.) that has notice requirements related to noncompetes (downloadable PDF);
• 50-State and Federal Trade Secret Law Chart, providing a comparison of the trade secrets laws nationally to the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (downloadable PDF).
• “Changing Trade Secrets | Noncompete Laws” (dedicated blog page) now provides a current detailed summary of the changing landscape of trade secret laws and noncompete laws around the country, state by state and at the federal level;
• Trade secret and other legitimate business interest protection plan strategy and checklist; and
• Ten Minute Trade Secret Training Series, currently with three training videos and one “basics” video:
  • Avoiding Mistakes When Starting A New Job;
  • Protecting Trade Secrets While Working Remotely;
  • The Exit Plan: Being a Good Leaver; and
  • Fair Competition Law Basics – What is a Trade Secret?

We hope you find all of these resources useful. More are coming.

And please note that we are grateful for all of the input we’ve received over the years. We welcome any suggestions for improvements that you may be willing to share.