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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 -

States Continue to Introduce Legislation Aimed at Restricting Noncompete Agreements

Epstein Becker & Green on 4/29/2025

After the nationwide injunction barring the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Noncompete ban, we reported that “employers can expect that states will continue to introduce legislation aimed at restricting the use of...more

The Changing Landscape of Non-Competes and Restrictive Covenants

Saiber LLC on 9/6/2023

A common example of a non-compete restriction is a new CPA who signs such an agreement as part of his or her onboarding paperwork. Years later, the CPA considers moving to another firm, or opening their own firm, but that...more

Non-Compete Roundup: Outright Non-Compete Bans Pass; More Pending

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 8/2/2023

As momentum for regulation of non-competes grows at the federal level, states continue to pass restrictive non-compete legislation on their own. As previously reported, on January 5, 2023 the Federal Trade Commission...more

[Webinar] First Annual Health Law Virtual Summit - November 4th - 5th, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm ET

Dickinson Wright on 10/28/2021

From new fraud and abuse rules, to telehealth and tax legislation to health care privacy and private equity in the healthcare space, a lot has changed in health law over the past year. Please join us for a two-day virtual...more

Part III: State Legislatures’ Initial Response to the Call to Action - Proposed Legislation

Fisher Phillips on 5/31/2018

In this final installment of our three-part series, we highlight restrictive covenant reform legislation that is currently pending before the state legislatures. The following states have proposed restrictive covenant...more

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Massachusetts Senate Reverses Course On Non-Compete Reform

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/12/2016

As we last reported, just a few weeks ago, the Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously approved a non-compete bill that revised the original draft bill and addressed some of the business community’s concerns (such...more

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