LaborSpeak

In this installment of LaborSpeak, we discuss the details of the recent Texas federal court ruling setting aside the FTC’s nationwide non-compete ban and what may happen next.  

On August 20, the Northern District of Texas held that the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning non-competes was unlawful and set the rule aside on a nationwide basis.  As a result, the rule will not be enforced or take effect.

On July 23, a judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a company’s motion to stay the September 4 effective date of and preliminarily enjoin the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning non-competes for almost all employees and independent contractors (the Rule).

On July 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas enjoined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing and implementing its rule banning non-competes and stayed the September 4 effective date of the rule against Ryan LLC, a tax services firm that sued the FTC over the rule. The court provided the same relief for several other parties that intervened in the case.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a final rule that would void and ban almost all worker non-compete agreements in the United States. However, the rule is already facing legal challenges and injunction efforts, with more likely to come, as critics question the FTC's legal authority to issue such a rule. In this installment of LaborSpeak, we provide a brief summary of the rule and discuss what employers need to know now.

In this installment of LaborSpeak, we provide a short update on three bills that would ban or restrict non-compete agreements in New York City.

In this installment of LaborSpeak, we discuss a recent Delaware court case about the use of non-compete and similar provisions.

In this installment of LaborSpeak, we discuss the growing list of states and localities that have implemented pay transparency requirements for employers.