Trending Conversations for Unfair Competition & Trade Secrets
Pennsylvania Court Refuses to Preliminarily Enjoin FTC Final Rule Banning Noncompetes – All Eyes Back on Texas for its August 30, 2024, Pending Decision
On July 22, 2024, Judge Kelley B. Hodge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, who was appointed by President Biden in 2022, ruled on Plaintiff ATS Tree Services, LLC’s Motion for Stay of Effective Date and Preliminary Injunction of the FTC’s Final Rule Banning Non-Competes (Opinion).Read
Jul 24, 2024
Texas Court Stays Effective Date of the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban but only for the Plaintiff, Refuses to Issue a Nationwide Ban
On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, a federal judge in Texas issued an injunction which blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) rule set to take effect September 4, 2024 banning non-compete agreements, but limited the injunction to the Plaintiffs in the case and did not issue a nation-wide ban as expected. However, the judge’s opinion assures that she will issue a final decision on the merits of the FTC non-compete ban by August 30, 2024, days before FTC rule is set to take effect.Read
Jul 4, 2024
Effective Date Of the Non-Compete Ban Identified – September 4, 2024
Today the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) final rule banning noncompetition agreements was published in the Federal Register (the “Final Rule”). This publication date is important…Read
May 7, 2024