Estate and Succession Planning
Dean Mead’s Estate and Succession Planning Department is one of the largest and most respected groups of estate planning attorneys in Florida. We are frequently…
Dean Mead’s Estate and Succession Planning Department is one of the largest and most respected groups of estate planning attorneys in Florida. We are frequently…
Dean Mead’s Tax Department handles tax planning issues for businesses and individuals. The attorneys in our department have extensive experience in a full range of…
Published: August 27, 2024 (Orlando, FL) In her ongoing updates of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Rule banning non-compete agreements, which was scheduled to become effective September 4, 2024, attorney Nichole Mooney publishes “Employers Celebrate: FTC Non-Compete Ban Blocked by Federal Judge.” On August 20, 2024, Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for…
Read MorePublished: August 27, 2024 Finding the “Federal Trade Commission lacks substantive rulemaking authority with respect to unfair methods of competition,” on August 20, 2024 Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) overstepped its power when it announced its Final Rule banning non-compete…
Read MorePublished: July 26, 2024 (Orlando, FL) In her ongoing monitoring of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Rule banning non-compete agreements, scheduled to become effective September 4, 2024, attorney Nichole Mooney publishes “Pennsylvania Court Upholds Non-Compete Ban.” In the article, Nicky reviews Judge Kelley Brisbon Hodge’s July 23 decision which affirms the Federal Trade Commission possesses…
Read MorePublished: July 26, 2024 On July 23, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed a legal challenge brought by a small Pennsylvania company against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) prohibition on non-compete agreements. Judge Kelley Brisbon Hodge affirmed in ATS Tree Services, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission that the FTC possesses clear…
Read MorePublished: July 15, 2024 (Orlando, FL) On July 3, a Federal court judge ruled against the implementation of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) non-compete Rule. In the article “FTC Non-Compete Meets Setback” attorney Nichole Mooney reviews the judge’s decision and its impact on employer enforcement of non-compete agreements. The author writes U.S. District Court Judge…
Read MorePublished: July 15, 2024 On July 3, a Federal court judge ruled against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) non-compete Rule (the “Rule”), prohibiting most employers from entering into or enforcing non-compete agreements with workers, subject to narrow exceptions. (Click HERE to review details about the Rule.) U.S. District Court Judge Ada E. Brown of the…
Read MorePublished: May 9, 2024 (Orlando, FL) In her article “Game-Changing Updates for Workers: Non-competes & Exempt Employee Compensation”, attorney Nicky Mooney reviews recent initiatives predicted to reshape the landscape of employment. The first half of the article addresses the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) announcement a Final Rule which will prohibit most employers from entering into…
Read MoreWhat are the three things you must know about the recently passed Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016? And how the Act can hurt your business if you are not up to speed . . . Companies looking to protect their intellectual property received welcomed news this year when President Obama signed the bipartisan Defend…
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