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Sep 20, 2024 | 
businesslawtoday.org | Barbara Sicalides |Matthew V. DelDuca |Perry Salzhauer |McGlinchey Stafford PLLC
CURRENT MONTH (August 2024) Table of Contents hide Texas Court Issues National Injunction Barring Enforcement of FTC’s Noncompete BanBy Barbara Sicalides and Matthew DelDuca, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLPIn a complete victory for plaintiffs, a Texas court permanently enjoined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule banning nearly all employee noncompetes. In the absence of the court’s decision, the rule had been scheduled to become effective on September 4.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Matthew V. DelDuca |Barbara Sicalides
In a complete victory for plaintiffs, a Texas court permanently enjoined the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning nearly all employee noncompetes. In the absence of the court’s decision, the rule had been scheduled to become effective on September 4.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Matthew V. DelDuca |Tracey E. Diamond |Brian Ellixson
On July 17, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed House Bill (HB) 1633, the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the Act) into law. At a high level, the Act: (1) limits the enforceability of noncompetes against certain health care practitioners; and (2) imposes a notice obligation on employers of those practitioners.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Matthew V. DelDuca |Tracey E. Diamond |Erin Whaley |Brian Ellixson
On July 17, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed House Bill (HB) 1633, the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the Act) into law. At a high level, the Act: (1) limits the enforceability of noncompetes against certain health care practitioners; and (2) imposes a notice obligation on employers of those practitioners.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Matthew V. DelDuca |Tracey E. Diamond |Barbara Sicalides
In direct conflict with a recent Texas court ruling, on July 23, an Eastern District of Pennsylvania court denied ATS Tree Services’ motion for a preliminary injunction to stay the effective date of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) noncompete ban.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Barbara Sicalides |Matthew V. DelDuca |Tracey E. Diamond |Julian J. Weiss
Troutman Pepper (Princeton) Partner Matthew V. DelDuca is a partner at Troutman Pepper, based in the firm’s Princeton and Philadelphia offices. Matt’s trial experience includes individual and class employment cases, noncompetition and trade secret litigation, complex business litigation, shareholder litigation, product liability, and mass tort litigation.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Troutman Pepper |Barbara Sicalides |Matthew V. DelDuca |Tracey E. Diamond
Previous article Next article Share on | In direct conflict with a recent Texas court ruling, on July 23, an Eastern District of Pennsylvania court denied ATS Tree Services’ motion for a preliminary injunction to stay the effective date of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) noncompete ban.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Matthew V. DelDuca |Tracey E. Diamond |Seth Ford
As workers were leaving their offices for the Fourth of July holiday, the Northern District of Texas issued its much-anticipated order preliminarily enjoining the effective date of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) controversial noncompete ban rule. The court’s decision, however, is limited to the named plaintiffs — a tax accounting firm and several business groups — in the case.
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May 12, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Barbara Sicalides |Drew Mann |Julian J. Weiss |Matthew V. DelDuca
Troutman Pepper (Washington) Partner Drew Mann is a partner at Troutman & Pepper’s Consumer Financial Services practice, based in the Washington, D.C. office. He has significant and highly relevant experience in the health care antitrust space, both from his time at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and in private practice.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Daniel Anziska |Matthew V. DelDuca |Drew Mann
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted along party lines (3 to 2) to ban all worker noncompetition provisions. The final rule applies to all employees, including senior executives, and will become effective 120 days after publication in the Federal Register. The regulation deems employee noncompetes an “unfair method of competition,” pursuant to Section 5 of the FTC Act.
