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Employer Victory in Motion to Compel Arbitration

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On May 19, 2025, Proskauer attorneys successfully compelled to arbitration an employment discrimination lawsuit that had been filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court. While the former employee claimed that she never signed...more

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California's New Noncompete Notice Requirement

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California Assembly Bill 1076, passed last fall, added a new Business & Professions Code §16600.1. By February 14, 2024, California employers must notify in writing current and certain former employees that any noncompete...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

California’s New Love Law: Seyfarth’s Valentine’s Day Legal Update on Non-Competes and Compliance Messages

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Love is in the air. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we’re writing to share some heartfelt news about a recent change in California law that might just make your heart skip a beat....more

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Employers Have New Obligations Under Statute Regulating Noncompete Agreements

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As discussed in a prior alert, newly-enacted California laws governing noncompete agreements require employer action by February 14, 2024. This alert explains the purpose of the new laws, what the notification requirement...more

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A Valentine’s Day Treat for California Employees — Employers Must Notify Employees that Non-Compete Provisions Are Void by...

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A new California law requires employers to notify all current and former employees if any signed employment agreement (e.g., offer letter, non-disclosure agreement, employment contract), contains an invalid post-employment...more

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Golden State Crackdown on Non-Competes: California Enacts Second Non-Compete Law To Curtail Use of Non-Competes With Employees

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California has done it again! We reported last month concerning California’s new non-compete law that furthers the state’s protections for employee mobility and seeks to void out of state employee non-compete agreements....more

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New California Non-Compete Law Furthers the State’s Employee Mobility Protections and Seeks to Void Out of State Employee...

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On September 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that furthers the state’s protections for employee mobility and seeks to void out of state employee non-compete agreements. Specifically, the new law...more

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California Further Restricts the Use of Non-Competes

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Effective January 1, 2024, California will further restrict the use of post-employment covenants not to compete (non-competes) by authorizing lawsuits against employers who include or seek to enforce void non-compete...more

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New Golden State Law To Create Gold Rush Litigation Testing Non-Compete Agreements

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For over two decades, California law concluded non-compete agreements are not enforceable in the context of employment, Edwards v. Anderson, 44 Cal.4th 937 (2008) and even created a public policy claim against employers...more

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California Reaches Across State Lines to Invalidate Employee Non-Compete Agreements

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We are in the final stretch of the California legislature’s first year of a two-year session. One bill that sped through the legislative process—without any registered opposition—is Senate Bill 699, which extends the state’s...more

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