With the issuance of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC or Commission) much-anticipated final rule on its "non-compete ban" (see Holland & Knight's previous alert, "New FTC Rule Bans Non-Compete Agreements in All Employment Contracts," April 23, 2024) and litigation already filed to stop what many view as FTC overreach,1 companies and employers are expected to even more vigilantly protect against departing workers or employee groups taking their trade secrets and proprietary information.