FTC Approves Final Order Requiring Michigan-Based Security Companies to Drop Noncompete Restrictions That They Imposed on Workers Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized consent orders settling charges that two affiliated Michigan-based security companies and their owners illegally imposed noncompete restrictions on low-wage security guards who worked for them. The consent orders against Prudential Security, Inc., Prudential Command Inc., and their owners, Greg Wier and Matthew Keywell, impose a number of requirements and restrictions, including a provision that prohibits them from enforcing, threatening to enforce, or imposing noncompetes against any employees. The Commission vote to approve the final order was 3-1, with Commissioner Christine S. Wilson dissenting.... View Full Article Related Articles News Feed When the State Steals Your Work – Podcast with Rick Allen In March 2020, the Supreme Court delivered its opinion in the case Allen v. Cooper. The outcome was not surprising… Learn More News Feed Guest post by Prof. Gugliuzza: Nonprecedential Precedent in Patent Venue Disputes By Paul R. Gugliuzza, Professor of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law The Federal Circuit decides… Learn More News Feed Blockchain’s Very Big (and Very Bad) IP Day Yesterday, two major rulings came out that impact Bitcoin and other blockchain-based technologies. Here’s what happened. The post… Learn More
