Courts are particularly skeptical of non-competes for lower-wage workers. That said, non-compete agreements are legal and enforceable in Texas if they are: Reasonable in scope, time, and geography; ...

Health Care Non-Competes A discussion of non-compete agreements in the health care sector, including state-specific regulations, enforceability challenges, the impact on patient care, and best ...

While non-compete agreements survived two federal agencies’ attempts to ban or deem them invalid in 2024, such provisions remain a legitimate way to protect an employer’s interests from unfair ...

Contrary to my most recent article titled "Non-compete versus Non-solicitation Agreements," a federal judge this past Wednesday preliminarily delayed a ban on non-compete agreements from taking ...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Associated Builders and Contractors challenged the agreement ban, but it was supported by building trades unions.

This article summarizes the ABA webinar on May 7, 2024 titled “The FTC’s Non-Compete Ban: What Lies Ahead?" The panelists discussed the FTC's recent nationwide rule banning non-compete agreements ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule in April that will invalidate existing non-compete agreements and non-compete clauses in agreements.

Non-compete agreements, which restrict employees from working with competitors post-employment to protect proprietary information, face increasing scrutiny and legal challenges. Employers are ...

Mark S. Goldstein and Brianna L. Schmid of Reed Smith LLP discuss key provisions in the Federal Trade Commission rule invalidating and barring virtually all non-compete agreements in the U.S. and ...

Construction and design firms struggling to stay staffed up and competitive may have a new source of worry: the probable end of non-compete agreements. The U.S Federal Trade Commission’s recent ...

In addition, existing non-competes for most workers and employees will no longer be enforceable. Employers will be able to continue to enforce existing non-competes for senior executives, however they ...