Recent activity from the FTC indicates yet another shift in the Commission’s view on non-compete agreements, the latest in a turbulent 16-month period for this topic that began with the FTC’s May 2024 publication of a final rule banning most non-competes throughout the country. In their article, FTC Withdraws Non-Compete Appeal, Previews a More Focused Approach, Steve Antonelli and Alex Farone discuss the rule and its implications, encouraging employers to continue to monitor the latest developments involving non-compete agreements. …
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In accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, a municipal zoning hearing board possesses exclusive jurisdiction to hear and render final adjudications over a number of land use matters. In their recent article Commonwealth Court Finds Objectors May Have Standing to Intervene in Appeals of Zoning Enforcement Notices, 
On July 31, 2025, EPA published its highly anticipated Interim Final Rule to extend several deadlines in 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subparts OOOO, OOOOa, OOOOb and OOOOc that were promulgated in EPA’s 2024 Methane Rule. That same day, environmental groups filed a lawsuit challenging the Interim Final Rule. Absent a stay by the court, which the environmental groups are currently not seeking, the Interim Final Rule and the various extended deadlines are effective. 
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This is the seventh in a series of profiles featuring the women attorneys of Babst Calland to acknowledge and celebrate their success and to connect women attorneys across the Firm’s practice groups, offices and clients. This attorney spotlight features 
Babst Calland announced the lateral move of veteran attorney 
