Section node
Court order
Ryan LLC v. FTC, N.D. Tex., 20 August 2024
- What this page is
- Section node, Ryan LLC v. FTC, N.D. Tex., 20 August 2024
- Checked against the official source
- 2026-08-15Changed
- Responsible publisher
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Short answer
What does Ryan LLC v. FTC, N.D. Tex., 20 August 2024 require, and where does it carry an outcome in the rule tree?
Ryan LLC v. FTC, N.D. Tex., 20 August 2024 is the paragraph the Non-compete decision agent rests on for this question. The judgment setting the rule aside with nationwide effect. The block was read against the publisher on 2026-08-15 and carries 2 outcomes in the agent's rule tree. The reference can be cited as it stands, with a link to the official text and a content hash.
Ryan LLC v. FTC, N.D. Tex., 20 August 2024Checked against the publisher 2026-08-15Official text
A source reference, not legal advice.
- Jurisdiction
- 16 CFR Part 910, 89 Fed. Reg. 38342
- Section node
- status
- Read
- 2026-08-15
- Hash
- sha256:b68047779172cde8
Outcomes resting on this section
The rules below point to this section in their outcome. The verdict is a machine classification, not a judgment on an individual matter.
nc-ban-state
The non-compete clause is void in the state
California (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 16600 and 16600.5), Minnesota (Minn. Stat. § 181.988), North Dakota (N.D. Cent. Code § 9-08-06) and Oklahoma (15 Okla. Stat. § 219A) void employee non-competes. The FTC federal rule (16 CFR Part 910) was set aside by a court on 20 August 2024.
prohibited, Requirement applies
nc-other
Validity is decided by state law
The federal ban in 16 CFR Part 910 does not apply after Ryan LLC v. FTC on 20 August 2024. State law decides, often with a reasonableness test and income floors.
risk, Requirement applies conditionally
Section nodes
- Definition of a non-compete clause16 CFR 910.1
- Prohibition as adopted16 CFR 910.2
- Notice duty as adopted16 CFR 910.2(b)
The verdict is a machine classification of the outcome, not legal advice and not a compliance decision.
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