Opinion
Noncompete Agreements: What’s the Status of Laws Restricting Them Nationwide? (March 2026 Update)
Six months ago, in July 2025, we published a blog post providing a brief history of noncompete agreements in the United States; describing the current status of federal restrictions on noncompetes; ...
In November 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalized a consent order requiring an employer to cease enforcement of ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. While non-compete agreements survived two federal agencies ...
U.S. District Judge Ada Brown ruled the FTC could not use its power to completely ban noncompetes. The decision immediately sparked controversy. Some ASC leaders and other healthcare providers saw the ...
Florida recently passed a new bill on a hotly debated legal issue: non-compete bans. Several states, including California, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, currently have outright bans against these ...
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On this Ropes & Gray podcast, licensing and collaboration partner Hannah England and antitrust partner Lisa Kaltenbrunner discuss how EU antitrust rules impact non-competes and other exclusivity ...
Understand how this legal document protects sensitive information such as trade secrets, proprietary processes, client lists, business practices, and other intellectual property. What Is a Non-Compete ...
DULUTH — Aspirus St. Luke’s is prohibited from enforcing the non-competition provisions of its employment agreement with Dr. Nyasha Spears as she pursues a private direct primary care practice ...
Geoffrey A. Mort, Of Counsel at Kraus & Zuchlewski LLP, New York, provides a detailed overview of the debate surrounding non-compete agreements in the US and the issues related to their continued and ...
In January 2026, the FTC held a workshop entitled “Moving Forward: Protecting Workers from Anticompetitive Noncompete Agreements,” where it outlined the agency’s enforcement strategy. The FTC ...
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