/non-compete, noncompete/4 minute read
Washington State recently adopted legislation banning most non-compete agreements, including non-competes in existing agreements, but the ban does not go into effect until June 2027. Here are some key questions…
/non-compete, noncompete/2 minute read
Beginning on July 1, 2026, Tennessee will bar noncompete agreements with employees who earn less than $70,000 per year. For noncompete agreements with employees who earn $70,000 per year or…
/non-compete, noncompete/7 minute read
Florida’s new Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act, a sweeping statutory overhaul that significantly expands how employers in Florida may use noncompete and garden leave agreements,…
/non-compete, noncompete/4 minute read
Two competing bills with two very different approaches to post-employment restrictive covenants are being considered by the New York State legislature. One bill would bar non-competes with all employees who…
/non-compete, noncompete/3 minute read
A federal court in Texas struck down the FTC’s newly adopted rule banning virtually all non-compete clauses with workers. The rule had been slated to become effective on September 4,…
/ftc, non-compete, noncompete/3 minute read
A federal court in Florida ruled that a Florida real estate company was likely to succeed on its claim that the FTC’s newly adopted rule banning virtually all non-compete clauses…
/ftc, non-compete, noncompete/2 minute read
A federal court in Pennsylvania rejected an attempt to enjoin the FTC’s newly adopted rule banning virtually all non-compete clauses with workers. (Our summary of the FTC’s non-compete rule can…
/ftc, litigation, non-compete/2 minute read
The federal court presiding over challenges to the FTC’s newly adopted rule banning virtually all non-compete clauses with workers has issued an injunction preventing the rule from taking effect while…
/non-compete, noncompete/5 minute read
Update: The FTC’s final non-compete rule was published in the Federal Register on May 7, 2024 (Federal Register :: Non-Compete Clause Rule). The rule becomes effective 120 days after publication, or…
/ftc, legislation, non-compete, noncompete/less than a minute
The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will vote on whether to issue a final rule barring most non-compete agreements with employees. The vote is scheduled for a special FTC…