A Eulogy: "Noncompete Rule, We Hardly Knew Ye" — The Employer Handbook Blog — September 8, 2025
It promised freedom, delivered litigation, and left us with… state law.| The Employer Handbook Blog
The FTC just made clear that while the nationwide noncompete ban is dead, the agency is not backing down. Employers, particularly in healthcare, are officially on notice. TL;DR: The FTC, led by Chairman Andrew Ferguson, is shifting to case-by-case enforcement. The agency has begun sending warning letters to healthcare employers and staffing firms, signaling […]| The Employer Handbook Blog
It promised freedom, delivered litigation, and left us with… state law.| The Employer Handbook Blog
The Federal Trade Commission isn’t finished with noncompetes. It is gathering information to understand when these agreements cause real harm and when they may serve legitimate business purposes. Case in point: its latest enforcement action against an employer that allegedly relied on broad, boilerplate restrictions. TL;DR: The FTC has launched a public inquiry seeking information […]| The Employer Handbook Blog
Noncompetes are under pressure. Federal regulators have wanted to ban them. States like California, Minnesota, and Oklahoma already have. And even where they remain technically legal, courts are ...| The Employer Handbook Blog
Most people didn’t connect the dots between last week’s Supreme Court decision in Trump v. CASA and the FTC’s ban on noncompetes. But maybe they should. The Court’s ruling didn’t mention employment law. It didn’t say a word about the FTC. But it did take a wrecking ball to the kind of court order that’s […]| The Employer Handbook Blog
