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Jan 22, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Gary Friedman |Cathryn Johns |Katherine Perrelli
The Delaware Supreme Court recently clarified that forfeiture-for-competition clauses under the Employee Choice Doctrine may be enforceable against a broader range of employees, including middle managers, not just senior-level executives or more highly compensated employees. These clauses require employees to forfeit certain benefits—such as stock options or severance pay—if they leave their employer and subsequently work for a competitor.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Michael Wexler |Katherine Perrelli |Robert Milligan
We’re thrilled to release the updated 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference—a trusted resource for navigating the complexities of non-compete and trade secrets law across the United States. Highlights of the 2024-2025 EditionThe updated 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference provides a detailed, state-by-state analysis of the evolving legal landscape governing non-competes, non-solicitation agreements, and trade secret protections.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Michael Wexler |Katherine Perrelli |Robert Milligan
As we navigate a rapidly evolving business and legal
landscape, Seyfarth proudly presents the latest edition of our
flagship publication, the 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference. Crafted with precision by our nationally acclaimed Trade Secrets,
Computer Fraud, and Non-Competes practice group, this essential
guide equips businesses with the insights needed to manage the
complexities of non-compete and trade secrets law across the United
States.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Katherine Perrelli |Michael Wexler |Robert Milligan |Dawn Mertineit
Once again surprising the country by acting ten days before her
own self-appointed deadline, a federal judge in the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a ruling on August 20 in the Ryan
v.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Michael Wexler |Katherine Perrelli |Robert Milligan |Jesse Coleman
This just in: Judge Ada Brown ruled today on the parties'
dueling summary judgment motions – 10 days before her
self-imposed deadline to do so – in Ryan LLC v. FTC. Judge Brown granted the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment
while denying the FTC's motion, determining that the FTC's
rule banning non-competes is an unlawful agency action and must be
set aside.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Jesse Coleman |Katherine Perrelli
The Court ruled on Wednesday, July 3, what most of the legal community already believed: that the FTC lacked the substantive rulemaking authority to issue a nationwide ban on non-competes between employers and workers. Nevertheless, the ruling itself is not likely one that anyone expected.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Jesse Coleman |Katherine Perrelli
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May 2, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Robert Milligan |Katherine Perrelli |Michael Wexler |Kevin Mahoney
This afternoon, the FTC voted to adopt a proposed final rule
banning most non-competes with workers in the United States. The
final rule provides that it is an unfair method of
competition—and therefore a violation of Section 5 of the FTC
Act—for employers to enter into non-competes with workers. The Commission found that non-competes tend to negatively affect
competitive conditions in labor markets by inhibiting efficient
matching between workers and employers.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Jesse Coleman |Robert Milligan |Michael T. Wexler |Katherine Perrelli
On April 23, 2024, the FTC announced its Final Non-Compete Clause Rule (“Final Rule”), which bans post-employment non-compete clauses between employers and their workers. The Final Rule becomes effective 120 days after being published in the Federal Register (Effective Date).[1] As of the date of this paper, the Final Rule has not been published in the Federal Register.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Robert Milligan |Katherine Perrelli |Michael T. Wexler |Kevin Mahoney
This afternoon, the FTC voted to adopt a proposed final rule banning most non-competes with workers in the United States. The final rule provides that it is an unfair method of competition—and therefore a violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act—for employers to enter into non-competes with workers. The Commission found that non-competes tend to negatively affect competitive conditions in labor markets by inhibiting efficient matching between workers and employers.
