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How to Address Applicants' Noncompetes During the Hiring Process

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Imagine this: You are filling a senior level position. You review hundreds of resumes, conduct dozens of screening interviews, and coordinate final interviews of the top candidates. After selecting the company’s top choice,...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Surprise! Misleading Statements and Time Pressure May Render an Employer’s Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable

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Employers have long been scrutinized for perceived unequal bargaining power when it comes to enforcement of company-drafted arbitration agreements. Indeed, both the California legislature and the courts have aimed to protect...more

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Three Key Considerations in Crafting Effective Multistate Separation Agreements

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One of the main reasons for a separation agreement with an employee is to obtain an effective release of claims against the employer. However, ensuring release agreements are effective and enforceable is becoming increasingly...more

Sands Anderson PC

Five Things You Should Know About the FTC’s Ban on Noncompetes

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rattled the business world last month when it issued a rule that would nullify most noncompete agreements. Within 24 hours, the FTC was sued by two different parties that argued the agency...more

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FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Non-Competes

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Over a year after it proposed a rule banning virtually all non-compete agreements, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted to issue its long-awaited final rule.  The final rule is substantially the same as the proposed...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

The New FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes:  FAQs

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Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission issued a Final Rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide.  Until this point, the law on noncompetes varied from state to state.  Some states’ laws were quite favorable to...more

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Common but Tricky Employee-Focused Issues in Written Employment Agreements

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Not every employee is asked to sign a written employment agreement. Most, in fact, are not. But for the (relative) few who will sign a written agreement of employment, here is a look at three tricky and often overlooked...more

Allen Matkins

This Year Some Employees Will Be Receiving More Than A Valentine's Day Card

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Last year, the California legislature enacted AB 1075 (Bauer-Kahan) which declares it to be unlawful "to include a noncompete clause in an employment contract, or to require an employee to enter a noncompete agreement, that...more

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Non-Compete Ban Poised to Become Law in Minnesota

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is poised to sign an omnibus bill recently passed by the Minnesota state legislature, which includes provisions that would broadly ban non-competition agreements throughout Minnesota beginning on...more

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The Federal Trade Commission Proposes Ban on Employer-Worker Non-Compete Agreements

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On Jan. 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) seeking to categorically ban nearly all employer non-competition agreements nationwide. If passed in its draft form,...more

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UK HR Solutions: Changing terms and conditions

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Welcome to the tenth and final post in our current series of hands-on guidance for UK HR professionals. In this series we’ve looked at common HR issues that you’ll encounter in the workplace and given you practical guidance...more

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Employee ‘No Poaching’ Agreements Meet the Antitrust Laws: Protection of Employees in the New Economy

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For centuries employers have maintained a strong interest in trying to protect their most valuable asset, their key employees, from solicitation by and loss to other employers, especially competitors. As a result, “no...more

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