![](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/richmond.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/68/368d9758-44f8-11ef-9fab-c3fb86b08c7b/65838e843aa7a.preview.jpg?crop=1323%2C695%2C0%2C435&resize=1200%2C630&order=crop%2Cresize)
FTC’s ban on noncompetes might die in court, but legal tide runs against them
You’ve almost certainly heard that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a rule banning noncompetes. The rule is scheduled to take effect on Sept. 4. On July 3, a federal court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction against the ban, holding it …