FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, the Lone Dissenting Voice on the FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban, Resigns

FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, the Lone Dissenting Voice on the FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban, Resigns

FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, published an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal today in which she announced her resignation from the FTC and explained her reasoning. Readers may recall that Commissioner Wilson was the lone dissenting voice on the FTC’s …

100 Industry Organizations Request Extension of Comment Period on FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban

100 Industry Organizations Request Extension of Comment Period on FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban

As we predicted, earlier today, 100 industry organizations submitted a request to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to extend the comment period for its proposed rule banning non-competes nationwide by an additional 60 days. According to the letter, “[t]he regulated …

Firms That Use Noncompetites Face Elevated Threat of Authorities Motion Following FTC’s Unilateral Growth of Its Enforcement Powers

Firms That Use Noncompetites Face Elevated Threat of Authorities Motion Following FTC’s Unilateral Growth of Its Enforcement Powers

Perhaps we have been improper. Or maybe we have been simply not considering creatively sufficient. After President Biden issued his “Government Order on Selling Competitors within the American Financial system,” through which he “encourage[d]” the Federal Commerce Fee (FTC) to …