non-competition agreement

Will employment non-competes soon be banned nationally?  Perhaps, if the Federal Trade Commission gets its way.  Last month, the FTC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “NPRM”) that would prohibit just about all employment non-competes. The proposal is now going through a 60-day comment period.  If ultimately adopted in anything close to its current form and survives inevitable legal challenges, the ban will significantly impede the ability of employers to safeguard proprietary information.Continue Reading RIP Non-Competes?