FTC Clarifies Enforcement Priorities and Philosophy on Worker Noncompetes

Since our September 9, 2025, analysis of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) view on enforcement of employee noncompetes, the FTC has articulated its intent to scrutinize overbroad noncompetes in the employment context on a case-by-case basis — targeting specific practices it views as anticompetitive.... By: Troutman Pepper Locke