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Restrictive Covenants Non-Compete Agreements New Legislation

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New Minnesota Law Voids Restrictive Employment Covenants in Service Contracts, Except for Computer Professionals

Minnesota’s legislature rushed through several bills this year affecting recruiting and staffing associations and other service providers such as property management companies. One such law may, as one member of the Minnesota...more

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Pennsylvania Limits Noncompete Agreements for Health Care Practitioners

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On July 17, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed House Bill (HB) 1633, the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the Act) into law. At a high level, the Act: (1) limits the enforceability of noncompetes...more

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Pennsylvania Enacts Law Banning Certain Non-Compete Agreements with Healthcare Providers

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On July 23, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (the “Act”), which bans certain noncompete covenants, including patient nonsolicitation provisions, between an...more

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Pennsylvania Passes Law Limiting Use of Noncompetes for Health Care Practitioners

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On July 17, 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro approved Pennsylvania’s first statute imposing limitations on the use of noncompetes in the state....more

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Gov. Shapiro Signs Fair Contracting for Healthcare Practitioners Act Into Law

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On July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act into law, which will become effective as of January 1, 2025....more

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Louisiana Institutes New Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements for Primary Care Physicians

The Louisiana Legislature recently unanimously passed Act No. 273, which limits noncompete agreements for physicians in the state. The act requires all applicable new noncompete agreements to sunset after three years for...more

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Maryland Restricts the Enforceability of Non-Competes for Veterinarians and Certain Other Healthcare Professionals

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On April 25, 2024, Maryland joined the growing trend of legislatures and governmental agencies restricting the enforceability of non-compete agreements by enacting H.B. No. 1388, which prohibits non-compete agreements for...more

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Maryland Bans Non-Compete Agreements for Certain Healthcare Professionals

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Maryland is following a nationwide trend restricting non-competition agreements for medical professionals. Maryland House Bill (HB) 1388 voids all non-compete and conflict of interest provisions in employment contracts for...more

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New Maryland Law Places New Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements for Health Care and Veterinary Professionals

Restrictions on noncompete agreements in the state of Maryland for certain care-related industries have become substantially broader. Under Maryland’s House Bill (HB) 1388, Maryland employers now face greater restrictions...more

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Washington’s Amended Non-Compete Law Creates New Considerations for Employers

Washington Governor Jay Inslee recently signed Senate Bill 5935 into law, amending and expanding Washington’s statute restricting the enforceability of noncompetition covenants (Revised Code of Washington 49.2). The amended...more

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The Federal Trade Commission Ban on Non-Competes and its Impact on Transitioning Representatives and Advisors

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its final rule banning non-compete provisions nationwide (the Rule). While the FTC contends that non-competes keep wages low, suppress new ideas and stifle the...more

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Maryland Governor Signs New Law Restricting Non-Competes for Healthcare and Veterinary Professionals: 5 Key Takeaways For...

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A new Maryland law will significantly restrict employers from using non-competition agreements for many healthcare and veterinary professionals. Gov. Wes Moore signed the legislation into law on April 25 – just two days after...more

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Washington State Tightens Noncompete Restrictions

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Washington state businesses that have noncompetition agreements with employees or independent contractors will be subject to new requirements under the latest amendment to the state’s noncompetition law beginning June 6,...more

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In-Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's April 2024 Round-Up

On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to adopt a final rule banning noncompete agreements. The FTC defines a "non-compete clause" broadly as a term or condition of employment that prohibits a worker from, or...more

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Maryland Enacts Law Prohibiting Non-Compete Agreements for Veterinary and Healthcare Professionals

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On April 25, 2024, Governor Wes Moore signed into law new legislation prohibiting non-compete and conflict-of-interest clauses for certain veterinary and health care professionals in the state of Maryland. The enactment of...more

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Oklahoma Legislature passes bill broadening scope of permissible non-solicitation agreements

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This week, the federal government took aim at restrictive employment agreements it deemed unfair and unlawful when the Federal Trade Commission issued its final rule banning noncompetes nationwide. Meanwhile in Oklahoma, the...more

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Washington State Updates and Clarifies Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Law

The 2024 Washington State Legislature passed Substitute Senate Bill (S.S.B.) 5935 in February 2024, and Governor Jay Inslee signed the bill into law on March 13, 2024, updating and clarifying Washington law regarding...more

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[Webinar] What Employers Should Know about the Changing Legal Landscape of Non-Compete Laws - May 15th, 1:00 pm EST

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There is a nationwide trend to restrict the use of employee non-compete agreements, and employers should remain informed of the changes because the stakes are high. The consequences of noncompliance can include civil as well...more

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2023 Trade Secrets End of Year Report

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2023 was a banner year for trade secrets, non-competes, and other restrictive covenants. Employee non-competes continued to garner attention at the federal agency level, drawing commentary and action from the Federal Trade...more

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New California Law Requires Notice to Employees About Void Noncompetes

Most employers know that California has for decades prevented enforcement of employee non-competition and customer non-solicitation agreements. Some companies with California operations modify their agreements with employees...more

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California Extends Prohibition on Noncompete Agreements

California law famously bans employee noncompetition agreements, under a statute enacted in 1872. As of January 1, 2024, new amendments to this age-old statute provide clarity about what is—and is not—enforceable....more

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This Year Some Employees Will Be Receiving More Than A Valentine's Day Card

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Last year, the California legislature enacted AB 1075 (Bauer-Kahan) which declares it to be unlawful "to include a noncompete clause in an employment contract, or to require an employee to enter a noncompete agreement, that...more

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February 14 Deadline: Employers Must Inform Current and Former Employees of Void California Non-Competes or Face Unfair...

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Companies with California employees who are subject to non-competes have a fast-approaching deadline of February 14, 2024, to notify those individuals that these agreements are void or risk legal liability under a new...more

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California Employers Face Feb. 14 Deadline and Tighter Non-Compete Prohibitions

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California has long had the most restrictive laws against employee non-compete agreements. Effective January 1, two new legislative bills, Senate Bill 699 and Assembly Bill 1076, tightened California’s restrictions even...more

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New Laws Reinforce California’s Hostility to Non-Competes with Notice Obligations and Civil Penalties

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California recently enacted two bills — SB 699 and AB 1076 — amending and adding to Section 16600 of the California Business and Professions Code to broaden the scope of California’s already expansive prohibitions on...more

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