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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 -

New Jersey Proposes to Drastically Restrict the Use of Non-Compete Agreements

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/7/2017

Last month, the New Jersey State Senate introduced Senate Bill 3518 (the “Bill”), which, if passed, will severely restrict the use and enforceability of employee non-compete agreements in the state of New Jersey. Most...more

Top 10 Employment & Labour Issues for Employers

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 7/5/2017

1: Accommodation in the Workplace - OVERVIEW - Employers have a duty to accommodate employees’ needs based on those grounds protected under federal and provincial human rights legislation. All employers are required...more

Pa. Superior Court Affirms Punitive Damage Award in Breach of Noncompetition Agreement

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/22/2016

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has affirmed a lower court ruling that assesses punitive damages against several individuals and their new employer resulting from their en masse departure from a previous firm and, in the...more

Utah Governor Signs Law Restricting Post-Termination Noncompete Agreements

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/25/2016

On March 22, 2016, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed into law the Post-Employment Restrictions Act (H.B. 251), which limits the duration of post-employment noncompete agreements between employers and employees to a maximum of...more

Fires, Rehires and Non-Competition Agreements: Termination of Employment, No Matter How Brief, May Start the Clock to Run

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 9/4/2014

An Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that an employer cannot enforce a two year non-compete agreement against an employee who was fired for just 10 days and then rehired because the termination was treated as permanent and...more

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