This week, on our Spilling Secrets podcast series, our panelists look back on the top trade secrets and non-compete stories of the year:
This year has been a rollercoaster for trade secrets and non-compete law. We’ve seen...more
Last week, employers who use noncompetes got more good news with respect to the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed noncompete ban....more
As expected, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 yesterday to issue its final noncompete rule, with only a few changes from the proposed rule that are discussed below. Unless it is enjoined, which we expect, the rule...more
4/24/2024
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Intellectual Property Protection ,
Labor Reform ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants
On March 29, 2024, Maine Governor Janet T. Mills vetoed a bill that would have banned all employee noncompete agreements in the State of Maine. Both chambers of the Maine legislature passed L.D. 1496, An Act to Prohibit...more