Legal Alert: FTC Ban on Non-Compete Clauses

By Harvey R. Linder, Partner, Culhane PLLC. On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule banning non-compete clauses nationwide.  (California already has a similar ban in place.)  The FTC contends that this protects the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increases innovation, and fosters new business formation.  An estimated […]