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
With most eyes focused on a pending lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to eliminate the FTC's noncompete ban, local employers may have missed the ...| The Employer Handbook Blog