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Bill introduced in New Jersey Legislature would invalidate restrictive covenants for individuals collecting unemployment benefits

Currently pending in the New Jersey State Legislature is a bill that, if passed, would invalidate any covenant, contract or agreement not to compete, not to disclose or not to solicit, entered into by any individual with the...more

Bill Introduced in NJ Assembly to Limit Enforcement of Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements

A bill introduced in the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 2013, Assembly Bill 3970, seeks to prohibit enforcement of agreements restricting departing employees from competing, disclosing confidential information, or...more

New Jersey Non-Compete Bill Follows Maryland Lead - And Then Takes It a Step Further

In January, I discussed Maryland's proposed Senate Bill 51, which (if passed) would ban certain non-compete agreements if an employee was deemed eligible to receive unemployment benefits....more

Maryland Legislation Would Ban Certain Non-Competes

Many of you likely have been clamoring for an update on what's happening in the Maryland legislature. So here goes...more