Federal Trade Commission Adopts Final Rule Imposing Near-Total Ban on Employee Non-Compete Agreements

After more than a year of considering tens of thousands of public comments, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has voted 3-to-2 to adopt a Final Rule (the “Rule”) that would effectively ban almost all employee non-compete agreements in the United States. The Rule purports to preempt all state and local laws that are in conflict......
By: Dechert LLP

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