FTC Actions Highlight New Noncompete Enforcement Strategy

By Tim Cornell, Simone Hicks and Jyotin Hamid ( September 16, 2025, 1:25 PM EDT) -- The Federal Trade Commission has signaled its next phase on employee noncompetes. It recently paired a new enforcement action with a public inquiry, and took steps to dismiss its appeals in Ryan LLC v. FTC[1] and Properties of the Villages Inc. v. FTC following the vacatur of a nationwide, Biden-era rule banning the use of most employee noncompetes.[2]...

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