A look at the FTC’s noncompete workshop, shrinking Commission, and escalating enforcement against noncompetes and no-hire agreements.
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.
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.
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.