John T. Below

Aug 21, 2024 | bodmanlaw.com | John T. Below |Cameron Ritsema

In a widely anticipated ruling, Judge Ada E. Brown of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas sided with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a Texas-based tax firm to block the FTC’s Final Rule banning most non-compete agreements – writing that the FTC’s rule is “unreasonably overbroad without a reasonable explanation[]” and that “the FTC exceeded its statutory authority in implementing the [Final] Rule ….” Ryan LLC et al., v.

Mar 19, 2024 | bodmanlaw.com | John T. Below

Many employers are already dealing with employees using Artificial Intelligence or Generative Artificial Intelligence (collectively “AI”) in their day-to-day job duties, communications, or work product. It is problematic that employees may be using (or trying to use) AI completely on their own, outside of employer approval, knowledge, guidelines, or policies.