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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Florida Revamps Laws Governing Garden Leave and Noncompete Agreements

On July 3, 2025, the “Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act” became effective in Florida. The CHOICE Act is a significant measure enacted to bolster legal...more

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Orbiting Opportunity: Why Relocating Employees to Florida is a Strategic Magnet for Retaining Mission-Critical Staff

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With the Federal Trade Commission’s non-compete ban out of the picture, the Supreme Court barring most universal injunctions, and the National Labor Relations’ Board directive identifying non-compete agreements as violating...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Florida Doubles Down on Non-Competes and Florida CHOICE Act Becomes Law

As states across the country move to limit or ban non-compete agreements, Florida is taking a sharp turn in the opposite direction. Already a friendly jurisdiction for non-competes, the state is doubling down on employer...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Florida Bolsters Enforceability of Certain Noncompete Agreements

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While states across the country, including Texas and Virginia, continue to enact laws that restrict or ban noncompete agreements, a new Florida law does the opposite. Effective July 1, 2025, the Contracts Honoring...more

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Florida's CHOICE Act Transforms Noncompete and Garden Leave Agreements

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Florida’s Contracts Honoring Opportunity Investment Confidentiality and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act took effect July 1. It brings the most sweeping changes to Florida’s restrictive covenant framework in years....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Florida Bucks Trend, Enacts New Employer-Friendly Noncompete Statute

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While the recent trend across the country has been to restrict noncompete agreements, Florida has just made it easier for employers to enforce noncompete agreements against employees. The Florida Legislature passed HB 1219,...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Significant Employer-Friendly Changes to Florida Non-Competition Law Effective July 1

Effective July 1, 2025, Florida's Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth Act (the CHOICE Act) now allows for non-competition periods of up to four (4) years after the end of...more

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Employers Can Relax: Florida Gets Friendlier on Non-Compete Agreements

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Employers can relax and enjoy the Florida sunshine. Here is why: On April 24, 2025, the Florida Legislature passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act. Not...more

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Florida’s Choice Act Enhances Employer Enforcement of Noncompete Agreements

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The proposed Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act marks a substantial development in Florida’s treatment of noncompete agreements....more

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Just Argued: Florida Supreme Court Tackles Property Law Shake-Up That Could Hit Property Owners and Developers Alike

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This morning, the Florida Supreme Court heard RJ’s International v. Crown Castle, a high-stakes case poised to reshape how contractual terms in property agreements affect future landowners. The justices are weighing whether...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Is Your Business Ready for The CHOICE Act?

What is the CHOICE Act?          On April 24, 2025, Florida state lawmakers passed the Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth Act or CHOICE Act. The CHOICE Act is a law reforming...more

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Florida’s New CHOICE Act Authorizes Garden Leave, Makes 4-Year Noncompete Agreements Easier to Enforce

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The Florida House and Senate recently passed the Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act by an overwhelming majority. The CHOICE Act will substantially reshape Florida...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Florida Non-Compete Law Scheduled for a Face-Lift

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On April 24, 2025, the Florida House and Senate passed legislation introducing large-scale changes to Florida’s non-compete landscape. The Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic...more

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Florida Legislature Passes Expansive New Noncompete Bill, Awaiting Governor's Signature

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On April 24, 2025, the Florida Legislature passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act, significantly expanding the enforceability of noncompete laws in the...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Florida Has Made the Bold “CHOICE” to Bolster Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements With a New Law Taking Effect This Summer

The Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act takes effect July 1, 2025, expanding employers’ rights in enforcing non-compete and garden leave agreements with Florida-based...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

In the Fight Against Noncompete Agreements, Florida Chooses Employers

The Florida Legislature passed the “Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act” last month to provide employers two new outlets for protecting confidential information and...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Florida Poised To Enact Employer-Friendly Noncompete and Garden Leave Law

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A bill recently passed by the Florida House and Senate and poised to become law effective July 1, 2025, will substantially change the noncompete landscape for employers doing business in Florida. If Gov. Ron DeSantis signs...more

Epstein Becker & Green

The Sunshine State Joins Kansas in Introducing Employer-Friendly Restrictive Covenant Legislation

We recently reported that Kansas was in a minority of states to enact employer-friendly restrictive covenant legislation....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Florida Law Limits Physician Restrictive Covenants in Rural Counties

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A recently passed Florida law, Florida Statutes 542.336 seeks to prevent medical providers from using restrictive covenants to monopolize medical specialties in rural counties. The law bars the enforcement of “restrictive...more

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Florida Non-Compete Agreement Enforceable Against a Georgia Resident

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Readers of this blog are aware that Florida has a statute that specifically allows employers and employees to agree in writing to restrict – for a defined period of time – the future employment of a departing employee. These...more

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