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Important Changes to Washington’s Noncompete Law

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A bill amending Washington’s noncompete law (RCW 49.62) goes into effect on June 6, 2024. One of the changes will require prompt review and likely revisions of existing non-solicitation agreements....more

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New Laws Reinforce California’s Hostility to Non-Competes with Notice Obligations and Civil Penalties

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California recently enacted two bills — SB 699 and AB 1076 — amending and adding to Section 16600 of the California Business and Professions Code to broaden the scope of California’s already expansive prohibitions on...more

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Important Changes to California Non-Compete Laws to Take Effect in January 2024

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Employers should take stock of restrictive covenant agreements that their current and former workforce have signed and which remain in effect. California recently passed two laws amending Section 16600 of the California...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

California Enacts Additional Restrictions on Employer Noncompete Agreements

The California Legislature has sought in recent years to expand the rights of employees in nearly every facet of business in California. Employer restrictions on an employee’s ability to work in the same industry after...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

California Expands Its Ban on Noncompetes with New Amendment

In July, we wrote about a bill passed by the New York State Assembly which, if signed by the governor, will prohibit nearly all noncompete agreements for workers in New York. We also wrote about a Minnesota law that went into...more

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Do as I Say And as I Do – California Amends Its Non-Compete Law

On the heels of the New York and FTC non-competition legislation (discussed here and here), Governor Newsom recently signed an amendment to California’s non-compete ban into law. The amendment, S.B. 699, takes effect on...more

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What We Don’t Know: Ten Unanswered Questions Regarding Colorado’s Newly-Amended Noncompete Statute

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Some of the changes imposed by the 2022 amendments to Colorado’s noncompete statute (C.R.S. §8-2-113) are clear and unambiguous. The amendments eliminated the former exception for management employees, imposed salary...more

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New Non-Compete Legislation Takes Effect in D.C

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Washington, D.C.’s new non-compete law, the “Non-Compete Clarification Amendment Act of 2022” (the “Amended Act”) went into effect last month. As of October 1, 2022, employers operating in the District of Columbia are...more

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ICYMI: Employee Non-Compete Agreements No Longer Allowed in D.C.

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The Council of the District of Columbia passed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”), one of the strictest bans on employee non-compete agreements in the country, approximately two years ago....more

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A Welcome Reprieve: Ensuring Compliance with DC's Amended Non-Compete Law

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​​​​​​​In July 2022, the DC Council approved modifications to its previously enacted Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act (the "Act"), previously discussed here. The Act, which had yet to take effect, contained some of...more

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D.C. Council Amends Non-Compete Law After Backlash – What Employers Need to Know Before October 1

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After passing some of the nation’s strictest regulations on employer use of non-compete agreements, the D.C. Council has backtracked on some of the law’s most controversial provisions. Employers who rely on non-competes may...more

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Colorado Overhauls Noncompete Law to Limit Enforcement to High Wage Earners, Impose Penalties for Employer Violations

Colorado has enacted the most significant change to its legal landscape concerning restrictive covenants in the employment context in the state’s history. By enacting House Bill (HB) 22-1317, Colorado has a) eliminated a...more

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Governor Pritzker Signs Illinois Noncompete Legislation Into Law

On August 13, 2021, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 672, an amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act. While the law codifies substantive Illinois common law on restrictive covenants, it...more

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Significant Changes to Illinois Restrictive Covenants Law - What Employers Need to Know

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At the end of the legislative session, the Illinois legislature amended the “Illinois Freedom to Work Act” in a manner that dramatically alters the landscape of Illinois Restrictive Covenant Law. Perhaps by design, there was...more

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Illinois Gets More Restrictive on Restrictive Covenants

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Employers seeking to impose restrictive covenants upon employees will face substantial new hurdles beginning January 1, 2022. Previously, the Illinois Freedom to Work Act barred employers from requiring “low wage” workers...more

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Oregon Enacts New Modifications to Noncompete Law for 2021

On May 21, 2021, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill (SB) 169, making substantial changes to the statute that limits noncompetition agreements with Oregon employees, Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 653.295. The...more

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Part II: State Legislatures’ Initial Response to the Call to Action

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Following the Obama White House’s Call to Action in October 2016, state legislatures have been busy enacting restrictive covenant reform, particularly to non-compete laws. By our count, eight (8) states have enacted some type...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Utah and Idaho Limit Non-Competes and Vermont and Pennsylvania Work to Ban Them

Several states have recently enacted modifications to their respective non-compete laws or have legislation in the pipeline. Most continue the trend of limiting enforceability of non-competes, which are agreements between an...more

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Recent Legislation Further Limits School District Options in Connection with the Sale of Excess Property

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Legislation enacted in 2017 and amended last month significantly expands the range of prohibitions on a school district’s ability to influence the future use of real property that it sells or transfers. When disposing of real...more

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Recent Developments Again Call for Timely Review of Restrictive Covenants

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We have suggested before that employers should view non-competition and other restrictive agreements as “live” documents, warranting regular examination to ensure they are deployed with appropriate precision and account for...more

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Bill to Regulate Non-Compete Agreements Continues to Move through Utah Legislature

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We recently posted about a bill in the Utah State legislature, HB 251, which would have essentially prohibited non-competition agreements in Utah. While awaiting debate and final vote in the Utah House, the bill was amended...more

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