Compete Act News Today

In the article below, Partner Michael H. Strub, Jr., analyzes the complexities surrounding non-compete agreements and the FTC's recent decision to ban them. With the enforceability...

On April 23, 2024, in a 3 to 2 vote, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to implement its final rule prohibiting non-compete agreements in the workplace. What the Final Rule...

Though the federal government had already implemented a form of “ban the box” administratively, the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act necessitated an ...

With 2024 underway, we highlight some of the most pressing legal issues facing employers this year, including increased regulation of noncompetition agreements, new paid family and...

Employers’ employees often encounter other members of the public. Those interactions can lead to litigation. For example, as addressed in one of my prior blog posts, an employee could...

Similar to the prior five years, 2023 brought unprecedented changes in labor and employment laws that have already gone into effect or are now in effect for 2024 in Colorado, across the...

The federal government’s HR agency said it surveyed more than 90,000 federal workers to update its list of common skillsets needed in federal employment.

In instances where a federal job applicant had a criminal record, the background check process only ruled them out over past criminal conduct 2% of the ...

In a recent post, I addressed the applicable framework under Texas law when employees not subject to non-compete agreements leave a job to compete with a former employer.

In a recent post, I addressed the applicable framework under Texas law when employees not subject to non-compete agreements leave a job to compete with a former employer. This article...