NDAs: Federal Judge Strikes Down Non-Compete [Disclosure] Agreement Ban

By Health Capital Consultants, LLC

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On August 20th, 2024, a Texas federal judge stopped the FTC’s ban on non-compete agreements from going into effect on September 4, 2024. This decision comes after the FTC issued a final rule on April 23, 2024, that bans employers from imposing non-competes on their employees. The FTC asserted that this exploitative practice kept wages low and suppressed new ideas. While the FTC’s ban will affect all industries – not just healthcare – it comes at a time when healthcare employers across the U.S. are struggling with staffing shortages. 

This Health Capital Topics article reviews the court’s ruling and discusses the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements. (Read more…)

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