Pennsylvania Federal Court Refuses to Enjoin FTC’s Noncompete Rule, Creates Split in Federal Courts

As we previously reported, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Final Rule which, on its anticipated effective date of September 4, 2024, will invalidate nearly all preexisting noncompetition agreements and bar employers from entering into such restrictions with workers in the future.

Since then, the Final Rule has been subject to legal challenges nationwide. Shortly before Independence Day, a Texas federal judge preliminarily enjoined the Final Rule on a limited basis, concluding that the plaintiffs in the case … Read the rest