Six months ago, in July 2025, we published a blog post providing a brief history of noncompete agreements in the United States; describing the current status of federal restrictions on noncompetes; ...

In November 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalized a consent order requiring an employer to cease enforcement of ...

In May of last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought to ban non-compete agreements in most employment contracts. Franchise agreements were an exception. However, before the rule could take ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. While non-compete agreements survived two federal agencies ...

U.S. District Judge Ada Brown ruled the FTC could not use its power to completely ban noncompetes. The decision immediately sparked controversy. Some ASC leaders and other healthcare providers saw the ...

Understand how this legal document protects sensitive information such as trade secrets, proprietary processes, client lists, business practices, and other intellectual property. What Is a Non-Compete ...

Florida recently passed a new bill on a hotly debated legal issue: non-compete bans. Several states, including California, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, currently have outright bans against these ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been making waves ...

Although a federal district judge has blocked a Federal Trade Commission ban on non-compete agreements, FTC Chair Lina Khan said the fight to bar the contractual clauses is not over. "We firmly ...

Physicians and health systems have long had competing interests over non-compete agreements. The agreements, typically as part of a hiring contract, ensure that doctors can't begin working for a ...

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