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New Florida Law Expands Employers' Ability to Use Noncompetes

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Over the past several years, EmployNews has chronicled multiple legislative, regulatory, and judicial assaults on the use of noncompetition agreements with employees. These attacks have weakened or eliminated employers'...more

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5 Tips for Protecting Your Trade Secrets Without an Enforceable Noncompete Agreement

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2022 hasn’t been the friendliest year for employers that seek to protect trade secrets with a noncompete agreement. Although many jurisdictions understand the importance of contractually protecting a company’s legitimate...more

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Protecting a Manufacturer’s Competitive Advantage: Recent Developments in Post-Employment Restrictions

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I have posted a few times here about using post-employment restrictions to preserve a manufacturer’s competitive advantage.  See  “Non-Compete Cautionary Tale” (Nov, 2, 2018); “I’m New – And It’s No [Trade] Secret” (Oct. 27,...more

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Washington State To Restrict Noncompetition Agreements

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Nationwide there has been continued hostility toward noncompetition agreements for employees. A noncompetition agreement is an agreement entered into by an employee by which the employee (during employment and after) agrees...more

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Noncompetes with Massachusetts Employees: Subsidizing a Former Employee’s “Garden Leave”

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Effective October 1, 2018, employers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and other states seeking to hold Massachusetts employees to noncompete agreements must meet the requirements of a new law passed by the Massachusetts...more

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Washington’s New Non-Compete Bill Brings Challenges For Employers

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Finding that “workforce mobility is important to economic growth and development,” Washington just passed a new law that will significantly restrict noncompetition agreements with both employees and independent contractors....more

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New Massachusetts Noncompetition Act: What Employers Need To Know

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Massachusetts recently enacted a new statute that significantly changes the treatment of noncompetition agreements under Massachusetts law. The Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act (the “Act”) is effective October 1,...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Massachusetts Non-Compete Agreements Soon to Require Garden Leave

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On August 1, 2018, Massachusetts legislators passed a bill that would require employers to provide garden leave when enforcing non-compete agreements with former employees. Garden leave is a concept that keeps former...more

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Massachusetts Passes Noncompete Reform Legislation

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The Massachusetts Legislature has passed legislation governing the use of noncompetition agreements in Massachusetts. Governor Charlie Baker is expected to sign the legislation into law by August 10, 2018. ...more

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Alert: Massachusetts Passes Reform Bill to Limit Enforcement of Noncompetition Agreements

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After nearly a decade of false starts, the Massachusetts Legislature passed reform legislation on July 31 limiting the scope and enforceability of noncompetition agreements. The new law does not go so far as to "ban" such...more

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