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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... 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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[Webinar] Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants: Practical Advice to Safeguard Your Company’s Critical Assets - April 10th,...

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The protection of trade secrets and confidential information is critical to the success of many organizations. Employers must remain vigilant against the growing risk of sensitive information being compromised, especially...more

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Antitrust Guidelines for Worker-Related Business Practices: How to Stay on the Right Side of Antitrust Hiring Laws During the...

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The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (together, the Agencies) issued Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers (2025 Guidelines) in January. The 2025...more

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Checklist: Texas Employment Agreements for Out-of-State Employers

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Multistate employers with employees in Texas are subject to state laws regarding employment agreements. Whether your business is large or small, specific provisions within your agreements could render your agreements...more

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The First Circuit Limits California’s Noncompete Ban

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On September 26, 2024, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against extending California’s strict noncompete ban to agreements executed outside of California and governed by another state’s law. This decision highlights...more

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The 8th Circuit Affirms a Preliminary Injunction Barring an Ex-Cigna Executive from Joining CVS Based on Two-Year Non-Compete...

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On January 26, 2023, Cigna Corp. (“Cigna”) sued CVS Health Corp. (“CVS”) and its newly hired chief product officer Amy Bricker (“Bricker”), in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, for allegedly...more

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Navigating Noncompetes in Health Care: Understanding the FTC’s Impact

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Dickinson Wright attorney Kim Ruppel recently participated in The Risky Health Care Business Podcast, where she and host Scott Nelson delved into the intricate world of noncompetes and their ramifications for both health care...more

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FTC Ban on Non-competes Will Expand Trade Secrets Litigation

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The final rule is the anticipated result of years of workshops on the topic, and follows the FTC’s January 19, 2023 proposed rule and 90-day public comment period. Enactment of a federal ban is not surprising, given that many...more

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Florida Still Strongly Favors Employer’s Non-Compete Agreements 

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Non-compete and confidentiality clauses have long been a fixture in employment agreements in Florida. However, there has been some dissention as to whether such restrictive covenants continue to apply where an employment...more

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New Florida Corporate Espionage Act: Additional Protection for Trade Secrets?

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Florida has given employers a new weapon in their trade secret protection arsenal: the Combatting Corporate Espionage in Florida Act. With the Biden Administration’s goal of curtailing non-competes and the Supreme Court’s...more

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New Oregon Non-Compete Law Further Restricts Non-Competes

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Over the past several years, the State of Oregon has enacted significant statutory limits on non-compete agreements. Under ORS 653.295, as in effect until recently, a non-compete was “voidable and [could] not be enforced by a...more

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Keys to the Kingdom: How Confidentiality Agreements Are Key to Keeping Business Information Secret

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In today’s business environment, greater employee mobility and technological advances underscore the need to protect a company’s confidential information and trade secrets. Stories of employees departing with confidential...more

Fisher Phillips

Twas the Night Before Christmas -- Non-Compete Style

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Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the company; A disgruntled employee kept saying “please jump with me.” She was trying to line up a grand, mass departure; Of which she was certain no one could...more

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Protecting Your Company's Secrets: Drafting and Enforcing Covenants Not To Compete

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“Covenants Not To Compete” are essential tools used in the insurance industry, and in many industries, to prevent essential employees from leaving your company to work for a competitor and to take with them trade secrets or...more

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Protecting Your Closely Held Business

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A client recently came to me with a problem lawyers often hear: the client’s family-owned business needed to hire new employees to keep up with the growth. In particular, the company needed additional sales force and...more

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