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Breaking News: FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Struck Down For All Employers Nationwide

A Texas federal court just struck down the FTC’s proposed ban on non-competition agreements on a nationwide basis mere weeks before it was set to take effect, meaning employers across the country can breathe a sigh of relief...more

Frequently Asked Questions About the FTC’s Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

Employers likely have lots of questions as you try to understand the FTC’s new non-compete ban. After all, non-competes have become a tool for businesses of all types and sizes, and if the rule survives legal challenges, it...more

Feds Ban Non-Compete Agreements: A 5-Step Plan for Employers

The federal government took an unprecedented step yesterday by finalizing a rule that seeks to ban non-competition agreements between nearly all employers and all workers. If the rule survives legal challenges, you will not...more

NYC Lawmakers Consider Broad Non-Compete Ban: What Businesses Need to Know

After a failed attempt to ban non-compete agreements statewide last year, New York City legislators are now poised to take matters into their own hands. Just weeks ago, the New York City Council unveiled a trio of proposed...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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New York Lawmakers Say “No” to Non-Competes: 3 Things You Need to Know About Non-Compete Ban Heading to Governor’s Desk

New York lawmakers just passed legislation that would ban employee non-compete agreements, heading to Governor Hochul for consideration. If signed into effect by the governor, the law will be a sea change for New York...more

Many Non-Compete Agreements Violate Federal Law According to NLRB’s Chief Prosecutor: Your Top 7 Questions Answered

Employers should review their non-compete agreements now that the NLRB General Counsel announced that many of them violate federal labor law – regardless of whether you have a unionized workforce. General Counsel Jennifer...more

Minnesota to Ban Non-Compete Agreements: The 10 Things Employers Need to Know

Minnesota is poised to become the fourth state – together with California, North Dakota, and Oklahoma – to enact a near-total ban on the use of non-compete restrictive covenants. The Minnesota legislature passed an omnibus...more

Frequently Asked Questions About the FTC’s Proposal to Ban Non-Compete Agreements

When the federal government proposed a rule that would ban most non-competition agreements, many employers lined up with questions and concerns about the scope of the proposal and what it might mean for their day-to-day...more

Top 10 Workplace Law Predictions for 2023

It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we might expect to see in the workplace in the coming year. After all, at the start of 2020, no one could have predicted COVID-19. None of us had heard the phrase “the...more

D.C. Council Amends Non-Compete Law After Backlash – What Employers Need to Know Before October 1

After passing some of the nation’s strictest regulations on employer use of non-compete agreements, the D.C. Council has backtracked on some of the law’s most controversial provisions. Employers who rely on non-competes may...more

5 Recommendations for D.C. Employers as Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Appears to be Postponed Until October 1

The Washington, D.C. Council just passed an emergency resolution that would postpone the applicability date of Washington, D.C.’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 – one of the nation’s most restrictive...more

Washington, D.C. Passes Legislation Banning Non-Compete Agreements: A 5-Step Action Plan For Employers

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser just signed into law one of the most restrictive pieces of legislation in the nation relating to employers’ use of non-compete agreements to prevent employees from working for competitors....more

Top 11 Workplace Law Developments To Expect Under President Biden

It appears to be official: unless the election results can be overturned in several states, Joe Biden will soon be our nation’s 46th president. Now the work begins to forecast what the next four years will bring. We’ve spent...more

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds That UWOA Language Does Not Waive Right to Challenge Adequacy of Consideration for Restrictive...

On November 18, 2015, in a highly anticipated decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that employers could not use the language set forth in Pennsylvania’s Uniform Written Obligations Act (“UWOA”) to avoid providing...more

Connecticut Governor Vetoes Non-Compete Bill

Last month, the Connecticut state legislature passed a bill that would have regulated the use of noncompete agreements....more

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