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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 -

Legal Shifts in 2025 Put Employer Non-Compete Strategies at Risk - Employment Law This Week® - Spilling Secrets Podcast

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/25/2025

This week, on our Spilling Secrets podcast series, our panelists discuss the current status of non-compete agreements across the nation: Non-compete legislation is evolving rapidly at the state level, with new laws taking...more

Wyoming Legislature Takes a Bite Out of Covenants Not to Compete

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 3/24/2025

Brad Cave by Brad Cave Governor Gordon signed a bill this week to significantly narrow the enforceability of covenants not to compete under Wyoming law. While the new law leaves Wyoming businesses with a few options to...more

Doing Business in California Guide Updated for 2025

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/10/2025

The allure of doing business in California is undeniable. It is the world’s fifth (and moving towards fourth) largest economy and a market of over 39 million people. For employers, however, California presents unique...more

The Future of the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Remains Uncertain - Consider Making Initial Preparations for Compliance

Smith Anderson on 7/12/2024

As we explained in a previous client alert, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has published a proposed final rule that would ban nearly all worker non-competes. The rule was published on May 7, 2024, and will go into...more

Non-competition Agreements under Scrutiny at State and Federal Level

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 2/3/2023

Employee restrictive covenants, in particular non-competition agreements, are under scrutiny at the state and federal level. State legislatures are working to narrow the circumstances under which restrictive covenants may be...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

The Netherlands: A competing former employee? Take action!

Littler on 3/26/2021

Employers in the Netherlands should take action if they find out that a (soon-to-be or) former employee is going to work for a competitor. If they do not do so or fail to do so on time, they risk being left empty-handed, as...more

[Virtual Event] Employment Practices Liability Insurance - January 26th - 28th, 10:15 am - 4:15 pm EST

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 11/11/2020

29th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance - ACI’s 29th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance conference returns on January 26-28, 2021 in an interactive, virtual format! This yearly conference is the...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

Employer Beware: Considerations When Hiring a Competitor’s Employees

Polsinelli on 5/24/2018

Restrictive covenants, such as non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, typically assist employers to protect their legitimate business interests. ...more

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