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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 Choice Act bolsters enforceability of noncompete and garden leave agreements

A&O Shearman on 7/25/2025

In a departure from the legislative trends in certain states to curtail post-employment restraints, the state of Florida has bucked the tide to take the most employer friendly approach to restrictive covenants. On April 24,...more

Client Alert: Florida’s New Employer-Friendly Noncompete Law Signals That It’s Open for Business

Jenner & Block on 7/15/2025

While many states recently have enacted laws making it harder for employers to enforce noncompetes, Florida is bucking the trend by enacting some of the strongest noncompete protections in the country. The newly enacted...more

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

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 7/8/2025

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

Florida Legislature Increases Employer Protections Through Non-Compete Agreements

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP on 6/27/2025

On April 24, 2025, the Florida legislature passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth, or CHOICE, Act. The CHOICE Act goes into effect on July 1, 2025. The CHOICE...more

NJ Bill Broadly Banning Non-Competes + No-Poach Agreements Would Impact Employers Immediately

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/4/2025

The New Jersey Legislature is considering a bill (S4385/A5708) banning non-compete clauses, with limited exceptions, and prohibiting no-poach agreements between employers and workers. Appearing to take a page from the now...more

Kansas Passes Pro-Employer Restrictive Covenant Legislation

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 5/2/2025

On April 9, 2025, Kansas Governor Laura Kelley signed into law Senate Bill No. 241 (the “Bill”), which amends the Kansas Restraint of Trade Act (the “Act”) to (a) create presumptions of enforceability for non-solicitation...more

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