New laws reflect a continued shift toward limiting the use of non-compete agreements in the employment context, attorney ...

The Federal Trade Commission under Chair Lina M. Khan has set its sights on banning non-compete agreements, potentially affecting over 30 million American workers. This move is particularly relevant ...

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 ...

Amazon has gone to court several times in the past to enforce non-compete agreements with departing employees in Washington state, home of its Seattle-area headquarters. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt ...

Understand how this legal document protects sensitive information such as trade secrets, proprietary processes, client lists, business practices, and other intellectual property. What Is a Non-Compete ...

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed Senate Bill 170 on April 13, 2026. In the weeks that followed, however, Virginia’s non-compete ...

In this article, Seth M. Pavsner and Tyler Mitchell discuss the Federal Trade Commission's new proposed rule that would classify non-compete agreements in employment contracts as an "unfair method of ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Bill McGurn and Kyle Peterson. Images: Zuma Press/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly Is there anything that Federal Trade ...

Construction and design firms struggling to stay staffed up and competitive may have a new source of worry: the probable end of non-compete agreements. The U.S Federal Trade Commission’s recent ...

For a brief moment, it appeared employees would no longer be locked into jobs with arbitrary, non-compete contracts. But a recent court decision has workers back in non-compete jail. I hate ...