Webinar Recap! 2022 Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Year in Review | Seyfarth Shaw

In the second installment of the 2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys reviewed noteworthy legislation, cases, and legal developments from across the nation over the last year in the areas of trade secrets and data theft, non-competes and other restrictive covenants, and computer fraud. Plus, they provided predictions for what to expect in 2023. […]

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Durham College Business School

The significance of the internet grows with every passing day, however it also becomes more durable for companies to cut by way of the web litter and properly market themselves. Yet, many small and midsize companies would rather outsource them than establish a expensive in-house team. If you could have chops in web optimization, content […]

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Comments to the FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban Due March 20, 2023 – and the Comment Period May Be Extended Another 60 Days

As previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule on January 5, 2023, that would ban non-competes nationwide. There are serious questions about the FTC’s authority to promulgate such a rule and many practical reasons why such a sweeping approach is unwarranted—in particular at the federal level. The period for submitting formal comments […]

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Chalmers College Of Technology

A strong mathematics background is required to pursue a computer science profession. Much of the work in laptop science involves creating the algorithms and logic and writing the low-level code that enables pc methods to address enterprise problems. When researching careers in IT, you are likely to come across the time period laptop science. While […]

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FTC Proposes to Sweep Away All Noncompetites in Unauthorized Federal Power Grab

our colleagues Erik W. Weibust, Peter A. Steinmeyer, and Stuart M. Gershon co-authored an article in the legal backgrounder, published by the Washington Legal Foundation, titled “After 200+ Years Under State Law, FTC Proposes to Sweep Away All Noncompetites in Unauthorized Federal Power Grab.” Following is an excerpt: For over 200 years, the regulation of […]

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FTC Enforcement Actions Stake Out Aggressive New Position on Post-Employment Non-Compete Agreements

“Practices that three unelected bureaucrats find distasteful will be labeled with nefarious adjectives and summarily condemned, with little to no evidence of harm to competition. I fear the consequences for our economy, and for the FTC as an institution” – FTC Commissioner Christine S. Wilson The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) started 2023 with a bang. […]

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FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes with Employees and Workers and Limiting Employer Protections Against Unfair Competition | Seyfarth Shaw

Earlier today, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a proposed rule which would ban all non-compete agreements between employers and “workers” (broadly defined to include employees, independent contractors, interns, and others). If adopted, the proposed rule will bar both prospective and existing non-compete agreements. The FTC included an overview fact sheet describing the proposed rule. […]

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