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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

09/04/2026Lestari PutriLeave a Comment

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 […]

Classes from a Staffing Misappropriation and Non-Compete Trial | Seyfarth Shaw

03/09/2025Lestari PutriLeave a Comment

Instances do not strive fairly often. Doubly so in commerce secret/non-compete litigation. So many of those disputes get resolved on the injunctive reduction section of the proceedings that, when one goes the space, it’s virtually all the time price peeking beneath the hood. in MWK Recruiting, Inc. v. Jowers, No. 1:18-cv-444-RP (WD Tex.), a federal […]

“What’s in a Identify?” A Shortened Restrictive Covenant Length, Maybe | Seyfarth Shaw

12/08/2025Lestari PutriLeave a Comment

Many restrictive covenant agreements depend on varied abbreviations to streamline the contractual language, together with most notably the usage of “Firm” as a stand-in for the employer’s identify. Moreover, these agreements typically state that they inure to the advantages of the employer’s mother and father, subsidiaries, and different associates. Nonetheless, a current case in federal […]

Robert Milligan to Current Webinar on Non-Compete Enforceability for Strafford | Seyfarth Shaw

07/08/2025Lestari PutriLeave a Comment

On Wednesday, November 30 at 1 pm Japanese, Robert Milligan—Seyfarth accomplice and co-chair of the agency’s Commerce Secrets and techniques, Pc Fraud & Non-Competes observe—is presenting the “Negotiating Enforceable Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Agreements: Compliance with State Statutes and Case Legislation” webinar for Strafford. The skilled panel will talk about present legislative and case legislation traits […]

Restrictive Covenants within the Fifth Circuit

08/09/2024Lestari PutriLeave a Comment

Restrictive covenants to not compete, or non-compete agreements, are one among quite a lot of instruments corporations use to guard their commerce secrets and techniques and aggressive benefit. Nonetheless, whether or not a court docket will implement a restrictive covenant varies broadly throughout jurisdictions, together with throughout states throughout the Fifth Circuit. For instance, the […]

Restrictive Covenants within the First Circuit

29/08/2024Lestari PutriLeave a Comment

To proceed our collection on commerce secret worker contract clauses, we have surveyed the First Circuit for updates to the legislation regarding restrictive covenants. Such covenants stay predominantly ruled by statutes in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, whereas Puerto Rico continues to manipulate them by widespread legislation. And with no vital updates since […]

ROSEN, A LONGSTANDING LAW FIRM, Encourages Apyx Medical

16/08/2024Lestari PutriLeave a Comment

NEW YORK, June 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WHY: Rosen Regulation Agency, a worldwide investor rights regulation agency, reminds purchasers of the securities of Apyx Medical Company (NASDAQ: APYX) between Might 12, 2021 and March 11, 2022, each dates inclusive (the “Class Interval”), of the vital August 5, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: For […]

Secrets Exposed: Trade Secrets, Trust, and a Multi-Million Dollar Lesson | Seyfarth Shaw

23/07/2023Lestari Putri

At the beginning of the pandemic, concerns were raised that trade secret misappropriation might take a new form. Indeed, with large swaths of the workforce working from home, spouses, roommates, or others living in the same area had an increased opportunity to purloin confidential information that might not have been available to them previously. But […]

New York State Senate Passes Bill to Ban Noncompete Agreements

23/06/2023Lestari Putri

New York State may soon join the growing list of restricting jurisdictions or banning noncompete agreements. On June 7, 2023 the New York State Senate passed S 3100A (the “Bill”), which would prohibit employers from seeking, requiring, demanding, or accepting certain noncompete agreements. If adopted and signed into law, the Bill would significantly change the […]

Senators Release Report from Government Watchdog on the Prevalence and Economic Effects of Noncompete Agreements Amid Intensifying Federal and State Efforts to

03/06/2023Lestari Putri

On May 17, 2023, US Senator Rob Wyden (D-OR) announced the release of a long-awaited report on the US Government Accountability Office’s multi-year investigation into the use of noncompete agreements across the US labor market. In announcing the release, Senator Wyden said that the GAO report “highlights the problems of noncompete agreements – particularly their […]