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Non-Compete Agreements › Highly Compensated Employees › Independent Contractors

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... more +
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 -
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Florida’s CHOICE Act Offers Employers Two New Types of Agreements to Prevent Unfair Competition by Highly Compensated Former...

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On June 18, 2025, the Florida legislature presented Governor Ron DeSantis with the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act. It is expected that Governor DeSantis...more

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Florida's CHOICE Act Gives Employers Much To Consider In Reshaping Their Restrictive Covenant Agreements

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Set to take effect on July 1, 2025, the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act (the “Act”) allows covered non-compete and garden leave agreements to extend...more

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BREAKING: Federal Trade Commission Imposes Broad Non-Compete Ban and U.S. Department of Labor Increases Overtime Salary Threshold

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April 23, 2024, has been a very busy day on the employment front, with significant, far-reaching moves at the federal level. Non-Compete Ban- First, in a watershed vote during an open commission meeting today, the...more

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New York State Employment Law Update (Part 1)

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New York remains one of the busiest states from a business perspective, with ever-changing employment laws that affect businesses. This is the first part of a four-part series providing recent New York employment law updates....more

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The Top 17 Workplace Law Stories from May 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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FAQs: Colorado Further Limits Restrictive Covenants

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Last week, Colorado’s General Assembly passed major revisions to Colorado’s statutory limitations on restrictive covenants, which include covenants limiting competition, the solicitation of customers, and the use and...more

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Employment Flash - September 2019

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This edition of Employment Flash looks at a series of recent NLRB decisions, many of which apply to all employers, not just those with unionized employees. We also discuss other U.S. federal and state labor and...more

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