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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -

Snapshot on the Manufacturing Industry: New Administration Rolls Back Biden-Era Labor Law Policy

Fisher Phillips on 4/1/2025

Welcome to this edition of the FP Snapshot on the Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the Manufacturing...more

Former Engineer Accused of Shafting Prominent Golf Shaft Designer and Manufacturer

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/13/2024

Plaintiff Fujikura Composite America, Inc. (“Fujikura”) is one of the most prominent golf club shaft designers and manufacturers. Per Fujikura, in the 2022-2023 PGA Tour season, half of all PGA tournaments were won by a...more

2023 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/10/2023

We continue our annual tradition of covering legal trends and outlook for this year, focusing this week on employment and labor. Following several years of pandemic-focused legislation, we are now seeing a significant uptick...more

Covenants not to Compete: The End of an Era

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/10/2023

On January 5, 2023, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan announced a proposed federal regulation that, if enacted, would invalidate non-competes and similar restrictive covenants that are routinely used by companies...more

Opportunity Economy: Risks in Antitrust Enforcement

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/2/2021

Takeaways - ..The Biden administration’s recent executive order takes a hard line on limits to employment mobility, such as non-compete agreements. ..No-poach agreements—companies agreeing not to recruit each other’s...more

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

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 10/11/2019

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

Non-Compete Cautionary Tale

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 11/5/2018

A recent court decision underscores the need for manufacturers to exercise caution when seeking to impose Post-Employment Restrictions on key employees....more

A Tale of Two Trends

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 8/10/2018

James Madison groupies rejoice! All others can share my confusion. Called the “Father of the Constitution,” scholars credit Mr. Madison for his significant role in the fundamental design of the United States Constitution,...more

State Officials Investigate Use of Non-Competes – Manufacturers Take Notice

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 7/17/2018

Regular readers know that a good part of my practice deals with the use of “post-employment restrictions” to prevent former employees from using, selling or distributing a company’s most valuable assets – its intellectual...more

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