August 23, 2024
A Florida federal judge on Friday suspended a deadline given to the Federal Trade Commission to respond to a lawsuit challenging a worker noncompete ban after the agency requested more time to discuss next steps following recent setbacks against the rule in Texas and the Sunshine State.
August 21, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission suffered its first definitive loss Tuesday in the push to ban employment noncompete agreements, although the decision probably isn't the final word given a likely appeal and two other pending challenges also viewed as a test of the agency's efforts to expand its rulemaking footprint.
August 20, 2024
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked the Federal Trade Commission's looming ban on noncompete agreements in employment contracts, setting aside the regulation with a conclusion that it's beyond the agency's authority.
August 12, 2024
The Society for Human Resource Management threw its weight behind Dallas-based tax company Ryan LLC in the company's ongoing fight to preserve noncompete agreements, saying in a Texas federal court Monday that without nationwide relief, HR professionals and companies will suffer damages "that cannot be fully calculated."
August 05, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission defended its noncompete ban to a Texas federal judge, arguing in a new motion for summary judgment that its rule is well within the bounds of the FTC Act's plain language.
July 29, 2024
The fate of the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban is on the line as the agency trades blows with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other challengers spread across three different federal courts, all now grappling with a decision last week providing important backing to the FTC's rulemaking authority.
July 26, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission's contested regulatory and enforcement powers got a much-needed endorsement when a Pennsylvania federal judge refused to temporarily block a ban on employment noncompete agreements.
July 26, 2024
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association backed a tax preparation company and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's challenge to the Federal Trade Commission's ban on noncompete agreements, telling a Texas federal court that the rule would "significantly disrupt the insurance producer landscape."
July 03, 2024
A Texas federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Federal Trade Commission from enforcing its rule banning noncompete agreements against tax preparation company Ryan LLC and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and suggested the regulation should be shot down.
June 04, 2024
Rep. Matt Gaetz threw his support behind the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday in a court battle over the agency's new rule banning employee noncompete clauses, arguing that Congress has repeatedly affirmed the commission's authority to make competition rules.