Rani Habash

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.

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.