FTC to Appeal Court Decision Blocking Worker Noncompete Ban (1)

The Federal Trade Commission is appealing a Texas federal judge’s ruling that blocked its near-total ban on worker noncompete agreements, continuing what’s become a bitter fight over the regulation.

The FTC filed a notice of appeal Friday that it would take the case to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

The motion sets up a clash in front of the New Orleans-based appeals court, a conservative-dominated court that has become a hot spot for challenges over federal regulations.

The FTC declined to comment.

Judge Ada Brown of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ...