The Federal Trade Commission was deemed to lack the authority to bar companies from restricting their employees’ ability to go to work for rivals.
Category: Noncompete Clauses
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Judge Refuses to Block F.T.C.’s Noncompete Ban as Lawsuits Play Out
A federal judge in Pennsylvania denied a request to delay the rule, siding with the agency and diverging from a Texas court’s decision earlier this month.
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Judge Backs Challenge to F.T.C.’s Noncompete Ban, at Least for Now
Granting an injunction to several plaintiffs, a judge said the Federal Trade Commission’s pending ban on noncompete agreements was unlikely to prevail.