Administration Halts Appeals of Rulings Blocking FTC Non-Compete Ban for 120 Days

I have a journal article coming out soon about non-competes and workplace morale. It will be an interesting topic this year as the FTC seeks further public comment on whether most non-competes should be banned:

On March 7, 2025, the federal government filed motions for a 120-day stay of its challenges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. The appeals courts are considering the lower federal court rulings in Texas and Florida that invalidated or enjoined, respectively, the Biden-era FTC rule that would have banned nearly all noncompete agreements.

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