On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “The Commission”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM) that would ban all existing and future non-compete agreements between employers and workers. Non-competes generally bar employees from working for a competing employer or starting a competing business for some period of time and/or within a …

Notice to Employers: FTC Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking To Ban All Non-Competes for All Workers Read More »

On January 5, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022 (the “Act”), which gives the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) unprecedentedly broad powers over inmate calling services (“ICS”) providers. The Act empowers the FCC to regulate in-state inmate calling rates; previously, the Commission could …

New Law Significantly Expands the FCC’s Powers Over Inmate Calling Service Providers; Carceral Communications Equipment Manufacturers Are Also Impacted, and Continued Role of State Governments Remains Unclear Read More »