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DATE: June 12, 2024

TIME: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Zoom

COST: FREE

What happened?

On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to ban most non-compete employee agreements. The ruling makes it illegal for an employer to enter into or enforce non-compete clauses, affecting about 30 million employees nationwide. Non-compete agreements are used to protect confidential information, like trade secrets, job leads, or sales relationships, and are mostly applied to senior executives and skilled workers. The rule will go into effect 120 days after the FTC publishes it in the Federal Register.

At the webinar, you'll gain valuable insight into:

• What to do while the ban is litigated in court
• How to stay in compliance while protecting confidential information/trade secrets
• Things to consider as you update your hiring processes

Speakers:

• Jeff Ouellet, Managing Partner at Appel, Yost & Zee

Jeffrey P. Ouellet serves as the firm’s managing partner. He initially joined the firm in 2015 after practicing for 18 years in Lancaster, Harrisburg and Philadelphia. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Virginia Tech where he received his B.A., summa cum laude, in 1994. He received his J.D. from the Washington & Lee School of Law in 1997, where he was named by the faculty as a Burks Scholar and he was a published member of the Law Review. Jeff served as a President of the Lancaster Bar Association in 2015, and he still serves as the Treasurer for the charitable arm of the LBA, the Lancaster Law Foundation. He also serves as the Chair of the LBA’s Judiciary Committee which is tasked with evaluating candidates for the local bench. Jeff was honored with the 2012 LBA President’s Award for his contributions to the LBA, the 2022 LBA Service Award for his work to update the process through which judicial candidates are vetted and endorsed, and the 2024 LBA Achievement Award for his commitment to the mission of the LBA. Jeff is an active member of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce where he serves on the Advocacy Committee, and he is a past Chamber Board member. Jeff was the recipient of the Lancaster Chamber’s Small Business Person of the Year in 2022. In 2023, Jeff was named to the Central Penn Business Journal’s Annual Power List for Law. Mark James and Jeff have written about estate planning at length and they have co-authored two books: Wills, Trusts and Your Estate Plan and Estate Planning Success for Women. Jeff practices principally in the areas of estate planning and administration, business law, commercial litigation, employment law and Marcellus shale legal issues.

• Alexa Potts, Associate at Appel, Yost & Zee

Alexa K. Potts is an Associate in the firm’s Civil and Commercial Litigation, Employment and Labor, and Municipal Law groups. Alexa earned her Bachelor's of Arts from Morehead State University and Juris Doctor from Penn State Dickinson Law School, collecting summa cum laude honors at both institutions upon graduation. As an undergrad, Alexa competed on the Division I Rifle Team. During law school, Alexa served as an Articles Editor for the Dickinson Law review. Alexa also gained experience interning with the Honorable Christopher C. Conner of the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Following the conclusion of her education, Alexa returned home to Lancaster County to serve clients in litigation and municipal matters. Alexa is a member of the Lancaster and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.