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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -

Rhode Island Legislative Update

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 7/2/2024

It is that time of year again, when the Rhode Island legislature ends its session and passes a number of laws that affect businesses with Rhode Island-based employees. 2024 was no different. Though in some ways this year was...more

July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

Littler on 6/21/2024

Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report! As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - May 2024

Benesch on 5/10/2024

FTC final rule banning noncompetes grandfathers existing agreements for senior execs - The FTC voted 3-2 in favor of the final rule, which bans noncompete clauses in employee contracts in most cases. While the rule would...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: April 26, 2024

McDermott+ on 4/26/2024

A Quiet Healthcare Week on Capitol Hill. Congress was largely in recess this week, although the Senate returned briefly to complete consideration of a long-awaited foreign aid bill. Both chambers will return to session the...more

Ones to Watch: Legislation Landscape for 2024

Littler on 3/27/2024

Three months into the new legislative year, with all but a handful of state legislatures currently in session, several employment law trends for 2024 have emerged. Some of the more significant trends reflect the country’s...more

States with Pending Legislation to Ban Employee Noncompetes: Maine Poised to be Next State to Enact a Ban

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/26/2024

As we continue to report, noncompete agreements are an area of ever-increasing scrutiny and limitation. Last year we wrote about states with civil and criminal penalties for violations of noncompete law, which is just one...more

NYC Lawmakers Consider Broad Non-Compete Ban: What Businesses Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 3/21/2024

After a failed attempt to ban non-compete agreements statewide last year, New York City legislators are now poised to take matters into their own hands. Just weeks ago, the New York City Council unveiled a trio of proposed...more

New York City Introduces Bill to Ban Non-Competes

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/20/2024

In December 2023, New York governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have banned non-compete agreements for workers in New York. Governor Hochul stated that while she recognizes the need to restrict non-compete...more

Will Illinois Amend the Illinois Freedom to Work Act to Further Limit the Enforceability of Noncompete and Non-Solicitation...

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/19/2024

On January 1, 2022, amendments to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act, 820 ILCS 90/1, et seq. (the “Act”), became effective, trumpeting reforms and limitations on an employer’s ability to enter into covenants not to compete and...more

New York City to Consider Its Own Ban on Employer Noncompete Agreements Following Governor’s Veto

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/18/2024

New York City lawmakers are considering a measure that would make the city the latest jurisdiction to ban noncompete agreements between employers and their employees, after Governor Kathy Hochul in December 2023 vetoed a...more

New Legislative Session, New Attempts at Banning Non-Competes in New York (City)

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 3/14/2024

Following the recent failed attempt at broadly banning non-compete agreements in New York statewide (discussed here), three new bills were just introduced to do the same, this time in New York City. The most comprehensive,...more

Could the City Council of New York City Ban Noncompetes?

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/7/2024

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

New York City Council Introduces Three New Bills Aimed at Non-Competes

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 3/6/2024

Joining an emerging trend of legislative and regulatory hostility towards non-compete agreements, on February 28, 2024, the New York City Council introduced three new bills proposing restrictions on non-compete agreements in...more

Members of the New York City Council Introduce Three Bills Seeking To Restrict Employers’ Use of Non-Competes

BakerHostetler on 3/5/2024

Members of the New York City Council are looking to accomplish what the New York State Legislature could not – proposing various bans on the use of non-competes in New York City. On February 28, 2024, members of the New York...more

Is Maine the Next Frontier in the Effort to Ban Non-Competes?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/29/2024

It should come as no surprise to readers of our blog that restrictive covenants are facing significant headwinds. The last decade or so has seen significant limitations on such agreements—mainly non-competes, but also other...more

Florida Legislature Proposes Ban on Physician Noncompete Agreements

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/12/2024

The Florida Legislature is currently considering two bills that, if enacted in their current form, would significantly reduce (and potentially eliminate altogether) the enforceability of noncompete agreements against...more

2024 Proposed Bills Affecting Florida Public and Private Employers

Rumberger | Kirk on 2/5/2024

The 2024 Florida Legislative Session is officially in full swing. Below is a list of proposed bills that, if passed, may affect employers moving forward. The Employment team at RumbergerKirk will continue to monitor all...more

Beyond the Horizon: What Employers Need to Know About the Latest Non-Compete Proposed Rules

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. on 1/16/2024

During a recent webinar, Denny Major discussed the latest updates employers need to know about non-compete agreements and overtime requirements. In this blog post, Denny will highlight key takeaways and considerations for...more

Trade Secrets/Non-Compete Year in Review - 2023

Benesch on 1/9/2024

Welcome to our 2023 Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Year in Review. 2023 was a busy year in this space, but not as busy as many expected. Although multiple states introduced restrictive covenant legislation, the most...more

Gov. Hochul Vetoes New York’s Non-Compete Bill; Measure Expected to be Taken Up Again in 2024

Harris Beach PLLC on 1/8/2024

As businesses awaited word near the end of the year, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill on December 22, 2023, that would have categorically banned employee non-compete agreements in New York. Ban on Non-Compete...more

New York Governor Vetoes Proposed Ban on Noncompete Agreements

Troutman Pepper on 12/29/2023

Q. Did New York institute a ban against noncompete agreements? ...more

New York Governor Vetoes Legislation That Would Have Banned Post-Employment Noncompete Agreements

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/29/2023

As we reported previously, in June 2023, both houses of the New York State legislature passed legislation that would have banned post-employment noncompete agreements in New York. While expectations had been high early on...more

New York Non-Compete Ban is Off the Table—For Now

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/27/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: Efforts to prohibit non-compete agreements in New York State are back to square one following Governor Hochul’s veto of an outright ban in late December 2023....more

New York Legislature Considers Revised Non-Compete Ban

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/27/2023

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

New York to Decide on Signing Non-Competition Ban into Law

Stevens & Lee on 12/8/2023

New York businessowners and employees alike await a decision from Governor Kathy Hochul as to proposed legislation, which has passed in both the New York State Senate and General Assembly, that would ban most non-competition...more

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