Despite the Supreme Court’s recent 6-3 ruling in West Virginia v. EPA that regulatory agencies must have “clear congressional authorization” to make rules pertaining to “major questions” that are of “great political significance” and would affect “a significant portion of the American economy,” and the import of that ruling to the area of noncompete regulation (which we addressed in detail in Law360), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced yesterday that they are teaming up to address certain issues affecting the labor market, including the regulation of noncompetes.
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) issued on July 19, 2022, the FTC and NRLB shared their shared view that:
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Recent Updates
- Spilling Secrets Podcast: Non-Competes in 2026 - FTC Signals Major Policy Shift
- Washington State Bans Almost All Noncompetes
- More Changes Ahead? Virginia May Expand Noncompete Restrictions in July 2026
- Preparing for Non-Compete Litigation: 2026 Update
- Moving Forward on Noncompetes: Key Takeaways from the Federal Trade Commission’s Noncompete Workshop