So far this year, there have been 101 noncompete bills pending in 34 states, 5 of which have died and 6 of which have passed.
A look at the FTC’s noncompete workshop, shrinking Commission, and escalating enforcement against noncompetes and no-hire agreements.
The NLRB continues the expansive view of what agreements chill employee’s unionization rights, but that may be changing soon.
The FTC’s workshop on noncompetes - “Moving Forward: Protecting Workers from Anticompetitive Noncompete Agreements” - has been rescheduled for January 27, 2026.
The FTC will hold a noncompete workshop on October 8, 2025, featuring panels on worker impact, policy perspectives, and economic costs.
The Supreme Court will decide whether President Trump was able to fire FTC Commissioner Slaughter. The real issue isn’t the impact on the FTC’s policy, but rather, the scope of presidential power.
The FTC has started sending letters to companies that it believes may be overusing or abusing noncompetes and other restrictive covenants. Ignore the issue at your peril.
Former FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter remains out, though only after dissenting on the FTC’s only two noncompete decisions so far.
The saga is over. The Noncompete Rule is dead. The FTC will be focusing abusive noncompete agreements. Employers should take action.
The FTC seeks public input on noncompetes, immediately following its first enforcement action. Now is the time to review your noncompetes.
The Ferguson-led FTC has launched its first noncompete enforcement action. More cases will follow. Now is the time to review your agreements.
Biden’s 2021 noncompete executive order is revoked. What it means for the future of federal noncompete regulation.
On Friday, July 18, 2025, the FTC filed a status report and consented to motion to continue the stay of the appeal for another 60 days in the Properties of the Villages v. FTC appeal. Just as in th...
The FTC seeks more time in the Ryan v. FTC appeal given changes in the Commission’s workload and changing composition. What it means for the noncompete rule.
A new Texas law expands restrictions on noncompetes for physicians, nurses, dentists, and physician assistants, adding buyout caps, geographic limits, and new exemptions.
The Supreme Court’s limits on universal injunctions put the FTC’s noncompete rule back in play. What does it mean for noncompetes?
Four senators reintroduce (again) a ban on employee noncompetes.
Both Courts of Appeals have granted the FTC’s motions to pause its appeals in the two noncompete cases, while the FTC undergoes changes.
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.
Small Business Majority’s motion to intervene before the FTC abandons its appeal of the noncompete rule decisions is… denied.