A decision on the FederalTradeCommission’s noncompete ban came down to the wire. A federal judge in Texas recently blocked the FTC’s noncompete ban, which was approved by the commission ...
In her ruling, Brown found the FTC lacks statutory authority to issue substantive rules, which are rules issued by administrative agencies that have the force of laws, regarding unfair competition.
On September 4, a new FederalTradeCommission (FTC) rule was set to take effect that would ban non-compete clauses. America was a few weeks away from a world where no employer could restrict ...