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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 -

Florida Decision Highlights Strategy for Immediately Appealing Denial of Temporary Injunction

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/21/2021

In many non-compete cases, the employer seeks a temporary injunction at the outset of the case to prevent further harm. If the employer loses that motion, the case usually settles or proceeds to discovery as in a standard...more

Florida Noncompete Agreements: When Are Trade Secrets Protected Under Florida Non-Compete Agreements?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 9/20/2021

Florida Statute § 542.335 lists five legitimate business interests which are protected through non-compete agreements. First on the list is trade secrets which includes information such as formulas, patterns, compilations,...more

New Florida Corporate Espionage Act: Additional Protection for Trade Secrets?

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 8/2/2021

Florida has given employers a new weapon in their trade secret protection arsenal: the Combatting Corporate Espionage in Florida Act. With the Biden Administration’s goal of curtailing non-competes and the Supreme Court’s...more

Florida Noncompete Law: Drafting Noncompete Agreements Under Florida Law

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/16/2021

Florida’s noncompete statute, Fla. Stat. 542.335, provides numerous protections to employers or business purchasers who are looking to safeguard a company’s goodwill, trademarks and the like. Still, it is important to not...more

Pokémon Go – Employees Stay: A Primer on Florida Non-Competition Agreements

Burr & Forman on 7/21/2016

Pokémon Go is the newest craze to hit smartphones, finding colossal success in America. Some estimates claim that five percent of all android users had installed the game on their phones within one week of launch. Nintendo’s...more

Non-Compete and Trade Secret Provisions: Protecting Your Company and Assets

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 9/2/2015

Now more than ever, employers must take active steps to protect their confidential information and trade secrets from the prying eyes of competitors. In our digital age, trade secrets can be misappropriated in an instant, and...more

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