On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule, by a vote of 3-2, abolishing the vast majority of employee covenants not to compete across the United States.
While certain health care providers will be exempted from the rule, many will not. As such, and if the rule survives legal challenge, health care industry participants should carefully consider how the rule will impact their recruitment and retention strategies going forward.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the IT, Privacy and eCommerce eGroup, addresses the legal concerns that arise when taking photographs of employees and non-employees at company events, to be used for marketing and other promotional purposes by the organization in the United States.