Is the FTC non-compete ban officially dead? And what does 2026 look like as federal rules fail and state laws like the ...

Last week, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued a rule banning provisions in employment contracts that forbid employees to work for a competitor after they quit or are fired. Within hours, a Texas ...

Nearly two years ago, President Biden issued an executive order calling on the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to ban or limit non-compete agreements, stating that workers should be free to take a ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule in April that will invalidate existing non-compete agreements and non-compete clauses in agreements. There is a carve-out for an EXISTING ...

A discussion of the antitrust implications of non-compete clauses in agreements between employers and employees.

Robert Schofield, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna ALBANY — The Federal Trade Commission last week made it a lot easier in theory for certain employees to switch jobs within the same industry, but the ...

We’re answered plenty of questions in the FAQ on Trap Agreements, such as local restrictions and enforceable non-compete ...

The FTC recently published its final rule prohibiting just about all non-compete agreements for all employees, with very limited exceptions. So what does this rule do, how does it affect the ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. While non-compete agreements survived two federal agencies ...

While the decision to ban non-competes occurred months ago, the ongoing discussion surrounding this topic persists. Recently, I conducted a survey on LinkedIn to see the opinions of my professional ...