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Ohio Legislature Introduces Bill to Ban Non-Competes in Employment Agreements

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Ohio Senate Bill 11 (SB11)—supported by members from both sides of the political spectrum—has been introduced in the Ohio Legislature, aiming to prohibit employment agreements that restrict employees from competing with their...more

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The CHOICE Act: A New Era for Noncompete Agreements in Florida

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As referenced in our blog post discussing notable noncompete changes nationwide, Florida lawmakers are changing how the Sunshine State views noncompete and garden leave agreements....more

Saul Ewing LLP

Florida Non-Compete Law Scheduled for a Face-Lift

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On April 24, 2025, the Florida House and Senate passed legislation introducing large-scale changes to Florida’s non-compete landscape. The Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic...more

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New Kansas Law Will Presume Nonsolicitation Agreements Enforceable

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly recently signed a bill into law that deems certain nonsolicitation agreements with business owners and employees to be presumptively enforceable and not a restraint on trade. ...more

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Florida Legislature Passes Expansive New Noncompete Bill, Awaiting Governor's Signature

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On April 24, 2025, the Florida Legislature passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act, significantly expanding the enforceability of noncompete laws in the...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Florida Has Made the Bold “CHOICE” to Bolster Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements With a New Law Taking Effect This Summer

The Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act takes effect July 1, 2025, expanding employers’ rights in enforcing non-compete and garden leave agreements with Florida-based...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

In the Fight Against Noncompete Agreements, Florida Chooses Employers

The Florida Legislature passed the “Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act” last month to provide employers two new outlets for protecting confidential information and...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Kansas Enacts New Employer-Friendly Law Clarifying Enforceability of Non-Solicitation Agreements

Kansas has recently joined the expanding list of jurisdictions to pass or introduce legislation related to restrictive covenants. Except this time, the legislation substantially modifies the state’s approach to restrictive...more

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Florida Poised To Enact Employer-Friendly Noncompete and Garden Leave Law

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A bill recently passed by the Florida House and Senate and poised to become law effective July 1, 2025, will substantially change the noncompete landscape for employers doing business in Florida. If Gov. Ron DeSantis signs...more

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Wyoming Restricts Employer Use of Noncompete Agreements: How Will This Impact Physicians?

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On March 19, 2025, Wyoming passed a new law, SF 107, broadly circumscribing employers’ use of noncompete agreements. Generally, SF 107 broadly prohibits covenants that restrict the right of “any person” to receive...more

Epstein Becker & Green

The Sunshine State Joins Kansas in Introducing Employer-Friendly Restrictive Covenant Legislation

We recently reported that Kansas was in a minority of states to enact employer-friendly restrictive covenant legislation....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Have Employees in Wyoming? Start Preparing for the Non-Compete Ban

Effective July 1, 2025, Wyoming will restrict the enforceability of non-compete agreements. In enacting Senate Bill 107, Wyoming joins a growing list of states that have significantly restricted, or completely banned,...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Kansas Passes Pro-Employer Restrictive Covenant Legislation

On April 9, 2025, Kansas Governor Laura Kelley signed into law Senate Bill No. 241 (the “Bill”), which amends the Kansas Restraint of Trade Act (the “Act”) to (a) create presumptions of enforceability for non-solicitation...more

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New Amendment Further Restricts Non-Competes in Virginia

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Beginning on July 1, 2025, Virginia’s existing non-compete statute, Va. Code § 40.1-28.7:8, will be expanded to prohibit post-employment non-compete agreements and certain non-solicitation covenants with any non-exempt...more

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Wyoming Joins the List of States Banning Some Noncompete Agreements

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On March 19, 2025, Wyoming became one of the latest states to enact legislation banning noncompete agreements. The new law, which goes into effect July 1, 2025, voids “[a]ny covenant not to compete that restricts the right...more

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Arkansas Prohibits Noncompetes for Physicians

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In March of this year, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee signed into law a bill titled “An Act To Clarify That a Covenant Not to Compete Agreement Is Unenforceable for Certain Licensed Medical Professionals" (the “Act”)....more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Virginia and Wyoming Further Restrict Use of Non-Competition Agreements

As the future of the Federal Trade Commission’s stalled federal ban on non-competition agreements remains uncertain (FTC Non-compete Ban Blocked – For Good, For Now), states continue to enact laws curtailing employers’...more

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Noncompetes in Flux: What Else Can Employers Do to Protect Themselves?

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As we continue to report, noncompete agreements have been subject to unprecedented scrutiny over the past few years. Last April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized a rule (“Final Rule”) ostensibly banning...more

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The Sunflower State (Kansas) Passes Employer-Friendly Restrictive Covenant Legislation

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Consistent with our previous reporting that states would continue to address noncompete issues even after the apparent end of the FTC Noncompete Rule, Kansas has joined the growing list of jurisdictions to pass or introduce...more

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Kansas Law Mandates Reformation and Strengthens Non-Solicitation Covenants

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On April 9, 2025, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed into law Senate Bill No. 241, which amends Section 50-163 of the Kansas Restraint of Trade Act (the “Act”)1 to clarify what types of business contracts, agreements and...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Wyoming Is the Latest State to Ban Employment Non-Competes

As of July 1, 2025, Wyoming joins a growing list of states that bar employers from entering into non-competition agreements with most workers. The new law voids existing and new non-competes, with exceptions for the sale of a...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Wyoming Bans Most Non-Compete Agreements

Wyoming just banned most non-compete agreements (Wyo. Stat. § 1-23-108): starting July 1, 2025, most agreements that restrict workers from working in competitive jobs will be void, absent some exceptions for: High-Level...more

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Washington State Proposes Full Ban on Non-Competes

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With the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed nationwide ban on noncompetes seemingly dead, states continue to march forward with their own regulation of such agreements. Washington’s current law bans noncompetes for employees...more

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Wyoming’s New Non-Compete Law Starts in July: Employers Need to Look at Their Agreements Now

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On Mar. 19, 2025, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed Senate Bill 107 into law, fundamentally reshaping the landscape for non-compete agreements in a major legislative move that will impact employers across Wyoming. Effective...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Wyoming Legislature Takes a Bite Out of Covenants Not to Compete

Brad Cave by Brad Cave Governor Gordon signed a bill this week to significantly narrow the enforceability of covenants not to compete under Wyoming law.  While the new law leaves Wyoming businesses with a few options to...more

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