Variety29d
Judge Strikes Down FTC’s Ban on Noncompete Employment Agreements, Calling It ‘Arbitrary and Capricious’
A federal judge shot down the FTC’s rule banning noncompete agreements, a setback for the agency’s effort to free workers from restrictive employment contract terms. The commission said it is ...
Oregonian24d
FTC takes aim at argument Kroger-Albertsons merger would lower prices
Federal Trade Commission attorneys in federal court on Monday aimed to poke holes in claims from grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons that their long-sought merger would lower prices for customers.
CBS News24d
Kroger-Albertsons merger trial starts. Here's what to know.
The Federal Trade Commission in February filed suit to block the $24.6 billion deal, arguing it would reduce industry competition, hike grocery prices and worsen working conditions for workers.
The Atlantic24d
The Last-Minute Curveball for a Big FTC Ban
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Forbes28d
FTC Noncompete Rule – And FTC Competition Rulemaking – Are On The Ropes
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I'm an antitrust expert and former FTC general counsel. On August 20, federal trial court judge Ada Brown in the Northern District of Texas ...
The Verge1mon
The FTC’s noncompete agreements ban is blocked
A federal judge has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements that make it difficult for workers to join their employers’ rivals or launch competing businesses.
CBS News29d
Federal judge in Texas overturns FTC ban on noncompete agreements
A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission that would have made it easier for employees to quit a job and work for a competitor. In a ruling Tuesday ...
Automotive News1mon
2 FTC commissioners call dealership discrimination claim by agency an overreach
The Coulter Motor Co. case last week saw a debate among the Federal Trade Commission over the validity of the agency bringing a dealership discrimination claim using the FTC Act's unfair practices ...
Fierce Healthcare29d
Federal judge blocks FTC's nationwide noncompete ban
A Texas federal judge has struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s rule broadly banning employers’ noncompete agreements 15 days before it was set to go into effect nationwide. The ruling ...
PC Magazine on MSN19h
FTC: Social Media Sites Are 'Vast Surveillance' Operations
In a strongly worded report, the FTC finds Facebook, TikTok, X, and others 'indefinitely retain troves of data' on the public ...
Inc25d
Care.com Is Paying $8.5 Million to Settle With the FTC Over a Deceptive Advertising Suit
Care.com "grossly inflates" its job numbers, claims the Federal Trade Commission. The Austin-based caregiver-focused job search website announced on Monday that it's agreed to pay $8.5 million to ...
Gizmodo1mon
A Federal Judge Just Struck Down the FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes
On September 4, a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule was set to take effect that would ban non-compete clauses. America was a few weeks away from a world where no employer could restrict ...