With the advent of a second Donald Trump administration, I had expected significant policy and enforcement changes at the Department of Labor. However, the President’s selection of Lori Chavez-DeRemer suggests changes will be course corrections, not u-turns.
Read MoreLast week, a Texas Federal Court granted a permanent injunction that strikes down the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) much-maligned ban on employee non-compete agreements. Many tout this ruling as a HUGE victory for employers. But which employers? Current ones? Future ones? Perhaps “we have met the enemy and he is us” (thanks Walt Kelly and Pogo).
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