
Horton Law Firm Blog Category: Non-Compete Litigation



What Qualifies as Consideration for an Enforceable Non-Compete in SC?
One key element for an enforceable non-compete in South Carolina is the existence of “valuable consideration.” While consideration is just one required element among several–including reasonable geographic scope, reasonable temporal/time limits of... read more
FTC Has Appealed the Federal Judge’s Non-Compete Injunction
On Friday, October 18, 2024, we learned that the FTC has appealed the federal judge’s non-compete injunction. Recall that the Federal Trade Commission had issued a rule in April 2024 that would ban non-compete agreements across the entire nation. [Read More: FTC... read more
The FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes is Dead
Yesterday, a federal judge in Texas struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule that banned non-compete agreements across the nation. You can read the judge’s full order here. The rule was set to go into effect on September 4, 2024, but as of... read more
PA Court Upholds FTC’s Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements
By now, regular readers of this Premiere South Carolina Employment Law Blog™ know that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a rule in April 2024 banning non-compete agreements. The rule is still set to take effect on September 4, 2024. But of course, since... read more