Erik Winton on Employer Liability Issues

D.C. Mayor Signs Bill To Ban Non-Competes

The District of Columbia appears poised to join the growing number of nearby states regulating and limiting restrictive covenant agreements in the employment context...more

1/13/2021 / Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Hiring & Firing , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

New Jersey Court Brings ‘Clarity And Uniformity’ To Analysis Of Restrictive Covenants

The New Jersey Appellate Division has clarified the analysis required to determine the effect of restrictive covenant agreements (RCAs) and offered guidance to practitioners drafting RCAs under New Jersey law in a decision on...more

8/5/2019 / Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Former Employee , Hiring & Firing , Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Solicitation Agreements , Restrictive Covenants

Massachusetts Governor Signs Non-Compete Bill Into Law

Just before midnight on July 31, 2018, the last day of its legislative session, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a significant bill regulating the use of non-compete agreements in the Commonwealth. On August 10, 2018,...more

8/13/2018 / Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Governor Baker , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , State and Local Government

Massachusetts Legislature (Finally) Passes Non-Compete Law

The Massachusetts Legislature, at long last, has passed a bill regulating the use and enforcement of non-compete agreements in the private sector. Once “An Act relative to the judicial enforcement of noncompetition...more

8/1/2018 / Confidential Information , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Solicitation Agreements , Restrictive Covenants

Antitrust Director Signals Heightened Focus On Deterring No-Poach Agreements In Healthcare Industry

As we have reported in previous articles, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has repeatedly reaffirmed its intent to criminally prosecute companies that restrict labor market competition through the use of...more

7/17/2018 / Antitrust Division , Antitrust Violations , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Employer Liability Issues , Hiring & Firing , No-Poaching , Wage-Fixing

Massachusetts Legislature Pushes Forward With Amended Non-Compete Bill

This Blog has previously covered the six non-compete bills that were introduced in the Massachusetts Legislature in 2017 (See articles dated December 27, 2017, and March 2, 2018). On April 17, 2018, the Joint Committee on...more

4/20/2018 / Employer Liability Issues , Hiring & Firing , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , State and Local Government , State Labor Laws

Utah And Idaho Enact Employee-Friendly Amendments To Non-Compete Legislation

In the past week, two states have made modifications to their respective non-compete laws. On March 27, 2018, Utah imposed special restrictions on the use of non-compete agreements in the broadcasting industry. One day...more

4/3/2018 / Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants

Massachusetts Legislature Close To Deal On Non-Compete Law?

The Massachusetts Legislature, after a decade of attempts, may pass restrictions on the use of non-compete covenants in the Commonwealth. The co-chairmen of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, Senator...more

3/5/2018 / Employer Liability Issues , Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants

New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont May Restrict Use Of Non-Compete Agreements In Employment

Proposals to restrict the use of non-compete agreements in employment have been introduced in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. This appears to be the continuation of a trend that started nearly a year ago. On...more

1/10/2018 / Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Solicitation Agreements , Popular , Restrictive Covenants

In The Weeds: A Close Inspection Of The Massachusetts Legislature’s Garden Leave Push

The Massachusetts Legislature has spent the past several years seeking to regulate the use of restrictive covenant agreements in the Commonwealth. Despite repeatedly falling short in that initiative, the 2017 legislative...more

12/28/2017 / Employer Liability Issues , Former Employee , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants

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