The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule in April that will invalidate existing non-compete agreements and non-compete clauses in agreements. There is a carve-out for an EXISTING ...

Originally published on 08/21/2023. The first case involving a non-compete clause dates back more than 600 years, and they have been hotly debated ever since. A few states, including California, have ...

Virginia quietly made a big franchise law move this spring. On April 13, 2026, the state’s governor signed House Bill 69 and ...

Non-compete clauses in employment agreements typically prevent former employees from working for a competitor of the former employer for a specific period of time in a designated geographical area.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. While non-compete agreements survived two federal agencies ...

A proposed ban on non-compete clauses for most workers was one of the budget's rare surprises, which wasn't flagged until an official leak within a few hours of Jim Chalmers getting up to deliver his ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been making waves ...