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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to pursue its campaign against noncompete clauses. On January 5, the FTC voted 3-1 to publish a notice…

An FTC proposal to ban noncompete agreements may face an uncertain future, but one thing is increasingly clear: The use of noncompetes is increasingly under challenge and must be managed by employers to comport with a shifting legal landscape, two veteran employment attorneys say. Kirsten Eriksson and Veronica D. Jackson, principals with Miles & Stockbridge, ...

With less than two weeks left to submit public comments on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) proposed rule, the level of interest continues to increase following President Biden's mention...

By Erin Barker and Natalie Sanders The last decade has seen significant pushback against non-compete agreements in the employment context. Several states have laws that prohibit or significantly limit their use, and now, the federal government is targeting them. On January 4, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that three employers’ non-compete agreements “constituted ...

Connecticut, Indiana, New York, Rhode Island, and Utah have proposed limitations on the use of restrictive covenants. With the FTC's proposed ban on noncompetes, and Congress’ consideration of the Workforce Mobility Act, state legislatures continue to take aim at noncompetes.

Senator Chris Murphy and Senator Todd Young introduced the Workforce Mobility Act of 2023, which, for the most part, would ban employers’ use of noncompete agreements. The Workforce Mobility Act would vest the FTC and the U.S. Department of Labor with enforcement authority,

In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule that would effectively ban non-compete agreements nationwide, on February 1, 2023, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators...

The U.S. Congress has joined a growing number of state legislatures and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in seeking to curtail—or altogether end—the use of noncompetition agreements...

Biden’s SOTU, Part II. This week, President Biden delivered his second State of the Union (SOTU) address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. (Over the years, the Buzz has been...

This week, President Biden delivered his second State of the Union (SOTU) address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress.