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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -

Move Over Non-Competes: Why NDAs May Be the Next Antitrust Enforcer Focus

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP on 9/5/2024

On August 20, a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the FTC’s proposed non-compete clause rulemaking that had been set to go into effect today. Had it gone into effect (and it may still at some point, as the...more

The FTC noncompete ban is dead. Here are five steps employers should take now.

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/23/2024

You no doubt have heard that on August 20, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas set aside the Rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission that sought to ban virtually all noncompetition agreements as unfair...more

The FTC’s Non-Compete Rule “Set Aside:” What Next for Employers and Employees?

McCarter & English, LLP on 8/23/2024

After a series of preliminary, narrowly decided, and conflicting court decisions concerning requests for preliminary injunctions (see August 20, 2024 Alert), a federal district court in Texas has now entirely set aside the...more

What Should Employers Be Doing Now to Best Protect Their Business Interests?

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/28/2024

Part 3 of a Series on the Three Most Frequently Asked Questions Following the FTC’s Final Noncompete Rule - This is the final installment of our three-part series discussing employers’ most frequently asked questions in...more

Life After The FTC Ban: Alternatives To Non-Competes

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 6/14/2024

The FTC's proposed ban on non-compete agreements is still making its way through the legal system, but businesses are already looking for alternatives to protect their interests. Keep in mind that it is not necessarily the...more

What Claims are Related to Trade Secret Claims?

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/8/2024

What are other related claims and issues often litigated in a trade secret case? The ones that we most commonly see arise are non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality...more

How Do Employers Navigate Evolving Landscape of Restrictive Covenants Following NLRB's McLaren Macomb Decision?

Adams and Reese LLP on 4/12/2024

The NLRB issued its order and decision last year in McLaren Macomb, holding that employers violate the NLRA by enforcing — or even offering — severance agreements containing overly broad confidentiality and non-disparagement...more

Confidentiality Violations in the UAE: Legal Implications for Employees

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 1/2/2024

Introduction: The protection of confidential information is an important aspect of employer-employee relationships, and the UAE has established comprehensive laws to address violations of confidentiality clauses. This...more

Attacks on Non-Disclosure, Confidentiality, and Non-Compete Agreements in 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/28/2023

On several fronts in 2023, we saw federal agencies and entities attacking the scope and enforceability of certain employment agreements, including non-disclosure, confidentiality, and non-compete agreements. Employers need to...more

Time to Revisit Your Confidentiality Agreement

Fox Rothschild LLP on 12/27/2023

As you surely know by now, non-compete and non-solicit agreements, and related provisions in settlement or other types of agreements, will be even more heavily scrutinized in California in 2024. So enough about what you...more

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Insights, Issue 4, December 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/21/2023

Attacks on Non-Disclosure, Confidentiality, and Non-Compete Agreements in 2023 - On several fronts in 2023, we saw federal agencies and entities attacking the scope and enforceability of certain employment agreements,...more

UK Government’s Proposal to Reduce Non-Competes Not Included In King’s Speech

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/14/2023

At the State Opening of Parliament last week, the UK Government outlined its legislative agenda through the King’s Speech, an annual address where the ruling monarch, wearing the Imperial State Crown, reads a speech that has...more

PEO Pointers: 2-Step Plan to Comply with Surprising New California Non-Compete Law

Fisher Phillips on 11/14/2023

Welcome to “PEO Pointers,” a regular series of quick-read alerts to keep PEOs and their client companies up to speed on the latest issues affecting the industry and what they can do to ensure compliance. Today’s topic: new...more

50 State Desktop Reference - What Businesses Need to Know about Non-Competes and Trade Secrets Law

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/8/2023

Introduction - As we enter a new era of business landscape dynamics, Seyfarth Shaw is pleased to present the latest edition of our annual cornerstone publication. This comprehensive 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference,...more

FTC’s Proposed Non-Compete Ban Timeline Set Back After Thousands Submit Public Comments

ArentFox Schiff on 6/15/2023

Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule that would, with limited exceptions, bar employers from using employee non-compete agreements and require rescission of existing non-compete agreements....more

Minnesota Non-compete Ban Signed into Law

Lathrop GPM on 6/7/2023

On May 24, 2023, Governor Walz signed off on Minnesota legislation prohibiting employers from entering into non-compete agreements with employees or independent contractors. How will this new law affect your business? What...more

Governor Walz Signs into Law Non-Compete Ban in Minnesota

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/6/2023

Non-compete agreements are often an important part of a business deal or a severance agreement. Under a typical non-compete, a former employee of a company agrees not to compete with a former employer after the employment...more

Minnesota Joins the “Ban”-wagon, Barring Most Non-Competes with Workers

Blank Rome LLP on 6/6/2023

Many jurisdictions have recently passed legislation restricting the use of non-competes through compensation thresholds and other procedural hurdles and limitations, but they have avoided adopting a full-throated ban on...more

NLRB’s General Counsel Takes Aim at Employee Non-Competes in Recent Memo

Foley Hoag LLP on 6/5/2023

On May 30, 2023, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo explaining her view that, except in limited circumstances, employee non-competition agreements violate the Act. While the memo only reflects General Counsel...more

Highlights from the 2023 Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 5/4/2023

Miles & Stockbridge’s Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration Practice Group presented its 21st annual Hot Topics in Employment Law seminar April 25 to clients from throughout Maryland and beyond. Topics covered included...more

[Webinar] Are Big Changes for Employers on the Horizon? - May 24th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 4/26/2023

2023 has already seen a number of major developments for employers in the areas of noncompetition agreements, terms of settlements and separations with employees, and more. Additionally, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule...more

No More Non-Competes

Holland & Hart LLP on 4/19/2023

In the United States, as many as one in five employees (some 30 million individuals) are currently subject to some form of “non-compete” agreement with their employer. Although the details can vary widely, such agreements...more

[Event] 2023 Hot Topics in Employment Law - April 25th, Baltimore, MD

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 4/13/2023

Join Miles & Stockbridge for a half-day SHRM- and HRCI-approved program and plenty of networking. Our annual Hot Topics in Law Employment Law Seminar brings together business owners and legal, C-Suite and human resource...more

Noncompetes in the Crosshairs: Safeguarding the Company's Secret Sauce in the New World of Employee Mobility

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 4/7/2023

Venture capitalists refer to “secret sauce” as the differentiator that gives one startup the edge over competitors. The secret sauce, properly protected, is a trade secret. However, employee turnover can threaten the secret...more

New NLRB Decision Prohibits Overly Broad Language In Non-Disparagement And Confidentiality Provisions In Severance Agreements

FordHarrison on 2/24/2023

Executive Summary: The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) recently overruled two prior Board decisions and held that overly broad language in non-disparagement and confidentiality clauses included in severance...more

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