FTC Enforcement Actions Stake Out Aggressive New Position on Post-Employment Non-Compete Agreements

FTC Enforcement Actions Stake Out Aggressive New Position on Post-Employment Non-Compete Agreements

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“Practices that three unelected bureaucrats find distasteful will be labeled with nefarious adjectives and summarily condemned, with little to no evidence of harm to competition. I fear the consequences for our economy, and for the FTC as an institution” – …

No Non-Compete? No Drawback. Texas Courtroom Grants TRO Forcing Former Staff to Cease Working for Competing Enterprise.

No Non-Compete? No Drawback. Texas Courtroom Grants TRO Forcing Former Staff to Cease Working for Competing Enterprise.

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Restrictive covenants and non-compete agreements have been a frequent subject of this weblog in current months, and rightly so. Non-competitors are usually considered efficient instruments to assist companies defend commerce secrets and techniques and aggressive benefits. Nevertheless, these agreements are …

NLRB Finds Its First Noncompete Target—and Its Charges Go Well Beyond an “Overbroad” Noncompete

NLRB Finds Its First Noncompete Target—and Its Charges Go Well Beyond an “Overbroad” Noncompete

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has found its first target under recent guidance issued in a memo from its General Counsel claiming that noncompete agreements may violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). According to Bloomberg Law, “[t]the NLRB’s …