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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 -

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/15/2025

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

Florida Bolsters Enforceability of Certain Noncompete Agreements

McGuireWoods LLP on 7/14/2025

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

New Florida Law Expands Employers' Ability to Use Noncompetes

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 6/13/2025

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

California Opens its Doors to Commerce by Voiding Out-Of-State Non-Compete Agreements

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 10/5/2023

You may have heard the half-serious joke that California acts as its own independent country. One example of this is California’s strong disfavor of non-compete agreements, which stands in contrast with the rest of the...more

The Risks of Noncompetition Agreements for Remote Employees

Venable LLP on 7/21/2022

More than two years into the pandemic, most employers are familiar with many of the challenges raised by engaging remote employees. However, one often overlooked issue is whether noncompetition agreements vetted for in-state...more

Colorado’s New Non-Compete Law Signed by Governor, Will Go into Effect on August 10, 2022

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/28/2022

Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB 22-1317 into law on June 8, 2022. The new law significantly limits the enforceability of non-compete agreements executed after August 10, 2022 — the law’s effective date — for employers...more

A New Era for Noncompetes

Stokes Wagner on 5/2/2022

Historically, employers have used noncompete agreements to prevent competition or dissemination of confidential information when an employee leaves a company. However, the last few years has seen the erosion of their...more

Illinois Governor Signs Non-Compete Legislation

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/27/2021

On August 13, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed into law a bill amending the Illinois Freedom to Work Act governing restrictive covenants and non-competition agreements. On May 30, 2021, the Illinois General Assembly passed a...more

Illinois Legislature Passes Comprehensive Non-Compete Legislation

Amundsen Davis LLC on 6/14/2021

As reported in prior blogs, the Illinois legislature for several months has been considering amendments to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act that apply to non-compete and non-solicitation restrictions. SmithAmundsen attorneys...more

What Employers Need to Know About New Non-Compete Legislation in Illinois

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/9/2021

Following a nationwide trend, Illinois has proposed significant legislation affecting employee restrictive covenants, such as non-compete agreements. While the proposed law does not dramatically change most aspects of the...more

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