Matthew D. Kohel and Dana Silva of Saul Ewing LLP discuss steps a company can take to protect its confidential material and ...
WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday banned employers from using noncompete contracts to prevent most workers from joining rival firms, achieving a policy goal that is popular with ...
According to the FTC, the ban will currently affect about 30 million American workers who are subject to non-compete ...
Congress empowered the Commission to “prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations” from engaging in unfair methods of competition. Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act ...
Just one in five small business leaders expect last month's ban on noncompete agreements to impact their business.
With a single ruling, the Federal Trade Commission removed the nation’s occupational handcuffs, freeing almost all U.S. workers from non-compete clauses. The medical profession will never be the ...
In April, in a 3-2 vote, the FTC approved a final rule prohibiting contracts that prevent an employee from taking a job with ...
FTC vote marks 'the beginning of the end for noncompetes,' employment lawyer says - but the ban's future looks uncertain Federal regulators are tearing up the controversial agreements that forbid ...
State laws governing noncompete clauses in employment agreements have been in place for years. But the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new rule that effectively bans those clauses will certainly have ...
The Federal Trade Commission proposed a new ban on noncompete clauses, which the agency says hurts workers and competition. Companies argue they protect trade secrets. WSJ breaks down what a ...