US federal judge temporarily blocks FTC's non-compete agreement ban due to lack of authority.

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the US Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) near-total ban on non-compete agreements, as it was set to begin next month. The ruling by Judge Ada Brown in Dallas found the FTC lacked the authority to enforce the ban, which she considered "unreasonably overbroad without a reasonable explanation." The case could be appealed to the conservative US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.

August 20, 2024
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