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

“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” – …

NBA Star Zion Williamson Secures Wins on the Basketball Court docket and within the Courtroom, After Defeating Claims of Commerce Secret Misappropriation

NBA Star Zion Williamson Secures Wins on the Basketball Court docket and within the Courtroom, After Defeating Claims of Commerce Secret Misappropriation

NBA star Zion Williamson has extra to have fun than his lately introduced five-year most rookie contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans, value as much as $239 million. Williamson was additionally victorious in a lawsuit he filed towards his …

NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo Targeting Noncompete Agreements for Nonmanagerial and Nonsupervisory Employees

NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo Targeting Noncompete Agreements for Nonmanagerial and Nonsupervisory Employees

The National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer, Jennifer Abruzzo, issued a General Counsel memo today instructing the Labor Board’s Regional Directors of her position that noncompete clauses for employees protected by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) (ie., nonmanagerial and …

Illinois Court Requires Express Delineation of Any Non-Employment Consideration for a Restrictive Covenant

Illinois Court Requires Express Delineation of Any Non-Employment Consideration for a Restrictive Covenant

For the last decade, one of the biggest issues in the Illinois noncompete law has been what constitutes adequate consideration for a post-employment restrictive covenant, apart from employment lasting at least two years after the agreement was signed. The “24 …

California Weighs Formal Penalties for Attempts to Enforce Restrictive Covenants |  Seyfarth Shaw

California Weighs Formal Penalties for Attempts to Enforce Restrictive Covenants | Seyfarth Shaw

The California legislature is considering new legislation that proposes, among other things, penalties for an employer’s use of restrictive covenants as well as for attorneys who assist with their enforcement. Assembly Bill 747 was introduced in February 2023 and, if …