The Final Rule, if it survives significant legal challenges and the challenges yet to come, will ban all existing and future non-compete agreements with workers, with only narrow exceptions.
The FTC Final Rule imposes a...more
4/26/2024
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On December 23, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed the New York State Legislature’s proposed ban on all new non-compete agreements.
Despite the veto, Governor Hochul has left open the possibility of a statewide restriction on...more
The New York legislature has passed a bill banning future employee non-competes, regardless of pay thresholds or job functions, and even in the sale-of-business context.
The bill allows limited customer non-solicitation...more
The Notice would ban all existing and future non-compete agreements with workers, with a narrow exception in connection with the sale of a business by any individual holding at least a 25% interest in such business.
The...more
On October 20, 2016, the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) jointly issued “Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals” (the “Guidance”) to educate...more
11/10/2016
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