Both Courts of Appeals have granted the FTC’s motions to pause its appeals in the two noncompete cases, while the FTC undergoes changes.
75 state noncompete bills in 35 states. Arkansas and Wyoming pass new laws, Virginia’s bill is pending Governor action, and two have failed.
Upcoming content-rich CLE programs covering the legislative, regulatory, and judicial activity concerning trade secret law, noncompetes, and other restrictive covenants.
The FTC is in a state of flux, some the natural result of a change in administrations, and others unique to this change.
On March 7, the FTC filed a Motion to Hold Appeal in Abeyance for 120 Days in the 5th Circuit and 11th Circuit appeals.
Wondering why the FTC has not yet dismissed its appeals of the rulings on the FTC’s noncompete ban in the 5th Circuit (Ryan) case or the 11th Circuit (Properties of the Villages) case? Me too.
Acting General Counsel of the NLRB rescinded two memos of the prior GC declaring noncompetes and training repayment agreements unlawful.
SCOTUS may soon decide if a non-California employee can get seek relief in CA from their non-CA noncompete with a non-CA employer.
Training non-generative AI on non-functional, copyright-protected material to develop a competing product is not fair use.
Our first-of-its-kind, regularly updated, 50-state noncompete survey chart has again been updated for the latest legislative and judicial developments.
Restrictive covenant wage thresholds and criteria exist in 11 states and D.C. Our updated chart for 2025 is now available.
Restrictive covenant wage thresholds and criteria exist in 11 states and D.C. New updates for 2025 are now all available.
Washington Supreme Court arguably narrowed the circumstances in which anti-moonlighting provisions for low-wage workers are permissible.
Small Business Majority’s motion to intervene before the FTC abandons its appeal of the noncompete rule decisions is… denied.
The Small Business Majority seeks to intervene to pick up the ball on the FTC’s likely soon-to-be-abandoned appeal of the noncompete rule decisions. No surprise the FTC and other parties oppose.
Everything you need to know about the new antitrust guidelines pushed out by FTC Chair Lina Khan in her last days as Chair.
A new episode of Fairly Competing is out. Join us for the key developments in trade secret and restrictive covenant law from 2024 and predictions for 2025.
Restrictive covenant wage thresholds and criteria exist in 11 states and D.C. Do your agreements comply? We updated our chart to help.
Our updated graph of noncompete, trade secret, and DTSA decisions is now available. Noncompete decisions remain level, while trade secret decisions continue to trend up.
New state noncompete bills are coming in 2025. The first 14 focus on healthcare workers, low-wage workers, full bans, and fines.