Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Last week, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued a rule banning provisions in employment contracts that forbid employees to work for a competitor after they quit or are fired. Within hours, a Texas ...

With certain narrow exceptions (including in connection with the sale of the “goodwill” of a business), agreements restraining competition face an uphill battle in California. As a matter of public ...

Does the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on non-compete clauses apply to non-solicitation clauses? It depends. The FTC ban on non-compete clauses can apply to non-solicitation agreements. However ...

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 ...

Jason Leverant serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the AtWork Group, an award-winning national staffing firm. A new rule by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the potential to ...

Nearly two years ago, President Biden issued an executive order calling on the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to ban or limit non-compete agreements, stating that workers should be free to take a ...

The FTC recently published its final rule prohibiting just about all non-compete agreements for all employees, with very limited exceptions. So what does this rule do, how does it affect the ...

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.

Questions remain around 'other' restrictions in Bil C31 legislation, say experts providing tips for employers on how to ...