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Employers who assumed the demise of the Federal Trade Commission’s noncompete rule meant a regulatory reprieve may be surprised by the agency’s renewed focus on enforcement through individual investigations and consent orders. Noncompete agreements, which are contracts that limit employees’ employment after leaving a job, have been the subject of debate in recent years at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

McDermott Will & Schulte are most popular: within Cannabis & Hemp, Privacy and Consumer Protection topic(s) in United States with readers working within the Banking & Credit industries Effective July 1, 2026, noncompetition agreements in Virginia will only be enforceable if an employer provides severance benefits, unless the employee is terminated for cause. This further amends the previous version of the law, which also restricts the use of noncompetes for low-wage employees.