Diane Siegel Danoff

Aug 22, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Diane Siegel Danoff |J. Ian Downes |Rani Habash

Key Takeaways On August 20, 2024, a federal district court in Texas issued a permanent injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s “Non-Compete Rule,” which would have prohibited nearly all non-compete clauses with workers. The court order applies nationwide and is not limited to the parties in the case.

Jul 26, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Steven Bizar |David Cosgrove |Diane Siegel Danoff

Key Takeaways On July 23, 2024, a federal district court in Philadelphia refused to issue a preliminary injunction to prevent implementation or enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s April 2024 Final Rule banning worker non-compete agreements. Unless enjoined by another court, the Final Rule will bar non-compete agreements with nearly all workers, effective September 4, 2024.

Jul 9, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Steven Bizar |David Cosgrove |Diane Siegel Danoff

Key Takeaways On July 3, 2024, a federal judge concluded in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission that the Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule banning nearly all employee non-compete agreements is likely unenforceable and preliminarily enjoined the FTC from implementing or enforcing the Rule against the parties in that case. The court declined to issue a broader injunction for now, instead limiting its order to the parties in Ryan.

Apr 30, 2024 | mondaq.com | Nicolle L. Jacoby |Rani Habash |Diane Siegel Danoff |J. Ian Downes

After more than a year of considering tens of thousands of public comments, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has voted 3-to-2 to adopt a Final Rule (the "Rule") that would effectively ban almost all employee non-compete agreements in the United States. The Rule purports to preempt all state and local laws that are in conflict.

Apr 25, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jeffrey Rubin |David Cosgrove |Diane Siegel Danoff |J. Ian Downes

After more than a year of considering tens of thousands of public comments, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has voted 3-to-2 to adopt a Final Rule (the “Rule”) that would effectively ban almost all employee non-compete agreements in the United States. The Rule purports to preempt all state and local laws that are in conflict.