On June 9, 2025, the New York Senate passed Senate Bill S4641, which, if enacted, would amend New York labor law to prospectively prohibit most non-compete agreements. The […]
Proposed Florida Law Would Allow Expansive Non-Compete and Garden Leave Clauses
July 9, 2025 Update. On July 3, 2025, the CHOICE Act became law without Governor DeSantis’s signature. * * * In April 2025, the Florida legislature passed non-compete […]
FTC Moves to Dismiss Its Appeal of Non-Compete Rule, but Makes Clear Its Intent to Address Illegal Non-Competes in Enforcement Actions
On Friday, September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) moved to dismiss its appeal of a Texas federal court decision holding that the FTC’s 2024 final rule […]
Stolen Trade Secrets Could Give Rival a Competitive Edge in Responding to Tariffs, Samsung Alleges in Non-Compete Suit
When a Samsung Electronics sales team member was promoted to a senior product marketing management position, she signed a non-compete clause agreeing not to take a similar position […]
Legal Fate of FTC Noncompete Ban Far From Resolved
A Texas federal court’s overturning of the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete clauses for most workers is far from the final word on the legality of the controversial […]
Gibson Dunn, Sullivan & Cromwell Tapped to Challenge FTC’s Noncompete Ban
The country’s largest business lobbying group has selected Sullivan & Cromwell as outside counsel in its federal challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete clauses. Meanwhile, former Department of […]
Employment Lawyers in Big Law Optimistic About More Work Ahead After Noncompete Rule
Employment Lawyers in Big Law Optimistic About More Work Ahead After Noncompete Rule | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/04/26/employment-lawyers-in-big-law-optimistic-about-more-work-ahead-after-noncompete-rule/ Photo: Ijeab via Adobe Stock NEWS “If it did […]