GKG Law’s litigation team recently prevailed on behalf of an international logistics company in a complaint filed in New Jersey claiming misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of federal and New Jersey law, breaches of contract and various business torts by a former employee of the logistics company while he was still employed. On January […]
FTC Appeals Nationwide Stay of Rule Banning Non-Compete Clauses Richard Bar, Rachel Amster In October of 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appealed a federal Texas District Court’s (Texas Court) order setting aside the FTC’s Non-Compete Clause Rule (Rule) which banned almost all new noncompete clauses. The Texas Court’s set aside applied nationwide and prevents […]
Richard Bar, Rachel Amster Non-compete agreements, especially for high earners, remain in use and enforceable in most states despite a recent federal public policy debate which seems to disfavor them. The FTC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking earlier this year called into question the durability of certain restrictive covenants, including non-compete agreements. However, expectations about the […]