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ALERT: New Washington Supreme Court Ruling on Noncompete Agreements

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Recently, the Washington Supreme Court held that noncompete agreements for employees earning less than twice the minimum wage must be reasonable and narrowly construed. The court found that prohibiting employees from...more

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2024’s Top Stories in Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Law

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2024 was quite a year in unfair competition and trade secrets law, with the Federal Trade Commission’s final rule on non-competes garnering widespread mainstream media attention. While the FTC final rule has been set aside...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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New York Governor Supports Changes to Non-Compete Legislation

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently indicated that she supports narrowing New York State’s proposed legislation banning non-compete agreements. Based on comments she recently made to the press, it appears that she...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

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New California Non-Compete Laws Add Teeth to State’s Non-Competition Prohibition

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2023 has seen its fair share of headlines with respect to developments in non-competition law: in January, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule that would ban most non-competes; in May, the National Labor Relations...more

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California Enacts Additional Restrictions on Employer Noncompete Agreements

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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

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New California Law Makes Non-Compete Agreements Unlawful, Not Just Void

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California’s Governor signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1076 on October 13, 2023, which adds new Business & Professions Code §16600.1, making it unlawful to impose non-compete clauses on employees – which contractual restrictions...more

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States Continue Trend of Banning Employee Non-Competes

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Coming on the heels of the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed rule banning employee non-competes and one week before the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel published a memo taking the position that...more

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How Will Proposed FTC Rule on Non-Compete Agreements Affect Your Business?

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On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed rule that, if enacted, would amount to a near-total ban on the use of non-compete agreements nationwide. If enacted as written, the FTC’s proposed...more

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