Alex Grayson
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Texas Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Striking Down FTC Noncompete Ban
By Rachel B. Cowen, Brian Mead, Katharine O’Connor and Alex Grayson on Sep 12, 2024
Posted In Employment, Labor
On August 20, 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction barring the Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule that bans all noncompete agreements. Read more about the court’s decision and what it means for employers and business entities here.
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Pennsylvania Court Rejects Attempt to Block FTC Noncompete Ban
By P. Kevin Connelly, Brian Mead, Katharine O’Connor and Alex Grayson on Jul 25, 2024
Posted In Employment, Labor
On July 23, 2024, US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania declined to stay the September 4, 2024, effective date of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule that bans all new noncompete agreements nationwide and renders existing noncompete agreements binding most workers unenforceable. This ruling comes 20 days after a federal court...
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FTC Issues Rule Banning Worker Noncompete Agreements
By Rachel B. Cowen, Brian Mead, Katharine O’Connor, Lisa Rumin, Stephen Wu and Alex Grayson on Apr 30, 2024
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment, Executive Compensation, Labor
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 along party lines to ban all new noncompete agreements nationwide and render existing noncompete agreements binding most workers unenforceable. The Final Rule, slated for publication in the Federal Register, provides that employers’ use of noncompete agreements amounts to an “unfair method of competition” that runs afoul...
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