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New Virginia Law Prohibits Noncompete Agreements With Non-Exempt Employees

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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently signed legislation expanding the state’s limitations on the use of noncompetition agreements in employment. Currently, Virginia prohibits employers from entering into noncompetes with...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

McGuireWoods LLP

Employers Note: Virginia Bans Noncompetes for All Overtime-Eligible Workers

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Beginning July 1, 2025, Virginia will prohibit noncompete agreements for all employees eligible for overtime pay. The new law builds on previous prohibitions for “low-wage employees” in the Commonwealth....more

Saul Ewing LLP

More States Narrow the Use of Restrictive Covenants: Updates from Virginia, Arkansas, and Wyoming

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Continuing a nationwide trend, three states recently enacted new legislation further restricting the enforceability of non-compete provisions in employment agreements. Starting in July, these new regulations are set to take...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Three Workplace Issues to Watch in 2024

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It has been an eventful year for California employers, and I don’t anticipate a slowing of pace in 2024. Between higher minimum wages, increasingly complicated local ordinances (e.g. paid sick), and changing technological...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

New Jersey General Assembly To Vote On Renewed Bill Seeking To Curb Restrictive Covenants

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New Jersey may be next up to join the growing number of states that significantly restrict the use of non-competition agreements in employment. As we discussed back in December 2017, a bill proposed in New Jersey at the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Part 23 of “The Restricting Covenant” Series: Legislative Limitations

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This latest installment of The Restricting Covenant series highlights the significant changes coming to Washington State regarding non-compete agreements (it’s a game changer), as well as similar legislation (passed and...more

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Employers Face Hurdles in Enforcing Non-Competes Against Lower-Wage Workers

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Employers requiring lower-wage employees to sign and abide by non-competition and non-solicitation of clients provisions may want to find another mechanism to protect business goodwill and confidential information. Courts...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Proposed Federal Non-Compete Legislation Could Have Unintended Consequences

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Last week, Florida Senator Marco Rubio introduced the “Freedom to Compete Act” (the “Act”) proposing to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 to ban non-competes for most non-exempt workers. ...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Thorny Questions, Issues Emerging as Noncompete Act Takes Hold

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Nutter Partner David Rubin recently contributed an article to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly that analyzed the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act. In the article, “Thorny Questions, Issues Emerging as Noncompete Act...more

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