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In its recent decision, Thompson v Revolution Resource Recovery Inc.2025 BCSC 8 (“Thompson”), the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”) made a $25,000 punitive damages award against an employer for attempting to...more
The Connecticut Supreme Court recently held that continued employment may constitute sufficient consideration for noncompete agreements under Connecticut law, but left unclear the parameters of that holding....more
In this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs, along with Dan Sieck, a partner in the firm's Corporate practice group, discuss the hit TV show Silicon Valley and the concept of garden...more
It seems like a simple question: Is the covenant not to compete in my employment agreement enforceable? The answer is much more complex and uncertain than you might think....more
Effective January 1, 2020, Washington enacted a noncompete statute which, among other things, required employers to satisfy notice obligations and compensation thresholds to use noncompete agreements with employees and...more
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
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
Last summer, the New York State legislature made waves when it passed a bill that effectively would have banned noncompete agreements. New York’s Governor vetoed that bill in late December 2023. This year, however, it is...more
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
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
On Sept. 1, 2023, California enacted a new law (SB 699, to be codified at Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code sec. 16600.5) reiterating its non-compete ban contained in Section 16600 that is effective Jan. 1, 2024. New Section...more
With the New Year in full swing, it is important for New York employers to be aware of recent changes to New York’s statutes relating to severance agreements. On November 17, 2023, New York enacted S4516, which provides...more
2023 started off with a bang, and it is certainly not ending with a whimper. On January 4, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the settlement of two enforcement actions against employers arising out of their...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Assembly has joined the State Senate in passing legislation to prohibit non-compete clauses in employment contracts. The bill now heads to the Governor and, if signed into law, would void...more
In a recent decision, the Eleventh Circuit seemed to approve a more forgiving standard for reviewing restrictive covenants. Courts generally have three colors in their markup kit for restrictive covenants. The first—and most...more
As we predicted when the New York legislature passed a bill that would ban noncompetes in the state without even an exception for the sale of a business, Governor Kathy Hochul has said that she wants changes to the bill –...more
Introduction - As we enter a new era of business landscape dynamics, Seyfarth Shaw is pleased to present the latest edition of our annual cornerstone publication. This comprehensive 50-State Non-Compete Desktop Reference,...more
California’s Business and Professions Code (the “Code”) has long been the nation’s strictest law on restrictive covenants, essentially prohibiting employee noncompetition agreements except in limited circumstances....more
California enacted two new bills expanding the scope and consequences of the state’s policies against restrictive covenants. Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 699 into law on September 1, 2023, and Assembly Bill 1076 into...more
Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution prohibits a state from passing any law impairing the obligation of contracts. A similar prohibition is found in Article 1, Section 9 of the California Constitution. ...more
For those employers who have not yet modified their Minnesota employment and non-compete templates, the time is now. Pursuant to MN SF 3035, as of July 1, 2023, Minnesota employers are prohibited from entering into...more
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently provided important clarification of the requirements for non-recruitment covenants under Georgia’s 2011 Restrictive Covenants Act. In North American Senior Benefits, LLC v. Wimmer, 2023...more
As we previously reported, Minnesota will soon become only the fourth state (along with California, Oklahoma and North Dakota) to ban noncompetes. The state’s new law renders void and unenforceable all covenants not to...more
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has now officially signed into law a bill including provisions that will prohibit employment noncompetition agreements. MN SF 3035, signed by Governor Walz on May 24, 2023, restricts employers from...more
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is poised to sign an omnibus bill recently passed by the Minnesota state legislature, which includes provisions that would broadly ban non-competition agreements throughout Minnesota beginning on...more