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Restrictive Covenants Hiring & Firing Bright-Line Rule

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Non-Compete News: Pennsylvania Adopts New Standard for Enforcing a Non-Compete Agreement Signed After the Start of the Employment...

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Executive Summary: Rejecting a bright-line test, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled last week that a covenant not to compete executed by an employee after the first day of employment can be enforceable — even though no new...more

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Cracks in the Fifield Armor?: New Dissent Marks First Big Challenge to Illinois' Bright-Line Restrictive Covenant Rule

When continued employment is the sole consideration for a post-employment restrictive covenant (such as a noncompetition agreement), the Illinois Supreme Court requires that an employee be continually employed for a...more

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In Harnett, First Circuit Rejects Bright Line "First Contact" Rule for Non-Solicitation Agreement

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In a decision involving the “first contact” rule with respect to non-solicitation agreements, the First Circuit, in Corporate Technologies v. Harnett, rejected a bright line application and upheld a ruling of tortious...more

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