Markus Johnson

2 months ago | mondaq.com | John Fitzgerald |Markus Johnson

As our readers know, in 2024 the Federal Trade Commission's(FTC) proposed regulation to eliminate almost all noncompeteagreements did not come to fruition — at least for now. As we reported earlierthis month, however, the failure of the FTC ban has not stoppedstates from sharpening their hostility toward employer noncompeteagreements.

Jan 28, 2025 | jdsupra.com | John Fitzgerald |Markus Johnson

As our readers know, in 2024 the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed regulation to eliminate almost all noncompete agreements did not come to fruition — at least for now. As we reported earlier this month, however, the failure of the FTC ban has not stopped states from sharpening their hostility toward employer noncompete agreements.

Jan 7, 2025 | jdsupra.com | John Fitzgerald |Markus Johnson |Tim Patterson

2024 was a year in which there were significant developments with respect to restrictive covenants, particularly for employment noncompete agreements. As our readers are aware, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a new rule that would have all but eliminated such agreements on a national basis — however, the rule was then found to be beyond the FTC’s jurisdiction, and the law returned to a state-by-state application.

Aug 9, 2023 | medium.com | Markus Johnson

Author: Markus Johnson High-Speed Rail (HSR) is defined as a rail system that allows trains to mostly travel at/average speeds of at least 155 mph during any such trip. HSR is a successful transportation technology that is decades old. Many other countries - Japan, Taiwan, China, France, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and Italy - have HSR networks connecting cities and countries to each other.