Hacker News with Generative AI: Legal News

Nikola founder Trevor Milton claims he's been pardoned (electrek.co)
Well, here’s a weird one for today. We got a press release in our inboxes claiming that Nikola Motors founder Trevor Milton, who was convicted of fraud, has been issued a full pardon for his crimes. But no independent confirmation exists, and it sure does seem like some sort of publicity stunt.
NLRB acting general counsel rescinds non-compete labor policy (natlawreview.com)
In a significant development for employers that use restrictive covenant agreements, on February 14, 2025, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen rescinded prior NLRB GC memoranda, including two restrictive covenant-related memoranda authored by former general counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo.
Intel class action lawsuit investigation begins (tomshardware.com)
FTC Wins Round Two in Its Non-Compete Ban Defense (jdsupra.com)
NLRB judge declares non-compete clause is an unfair labor practice (nlrbedge.com)
The FTC has banned noncompete agreements (theverge.com)
U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs (npr.org)