Non-Compete Compliance in 2025: State Trends and Employer Strategies
Multijurisdictional Employers, P2: 2025 State-by-State Updates on Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation Agts
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Trade Secrets on Trial: Strategic Decisions for the Courtroom - Employment Law This Week® - Spilling Secrets Podcast
Update on the State of Non-compete Restrictions (LaborSpeak)
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 42: Non-Compete Agreements with Mitchell Greggs of Maynard Nexsen
#WorkforceWednesday®: Trade Secret Litigation - Lessons from High-Stakes Group Exits - Spilling Secrets Podcast - Employment Law This Week®
Navigating Restrictive Covenants in Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast
#WorkforceWednesday®: 2024’s Biggest Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Developments - Spilling Secrets Podcast - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday®: Beyond Non-Competes - IP and Trade Secret Assessment Strategies for Employers - Spilling Secrets Podcast - Employment Law This Week®
Labor Law Insider - Non-Competes, Including “Pay-or-Stay” Provisions, Under Continued Assault
#WorkforceWednesday®: Wizarding and the World of Trade Secrets - Spilling Secrets Podcast - Employment Law This Week®
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Employment Law Now VIII-150 - The FTC Noncompete Rule is Dead: What Now?
California Employment News: Court Ruling Halts FTC’s Non-Compete Ban – Implications for Employers
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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Employment Law Edition: The Latest on Non-Competes and Independent Contractors
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A little less than a year ago, businesses were scrambling to get ready for the then-impending Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule that would have blocked nearly all non-compete agreements between employers and...more
Colorado has taken another step toward narrowing the circumstances in which restrictive covenants—such as covenants not to compete and customer nonsolicits—may be used. Senate Bill 25-083, which takes effect August 6, 2025,...more
It is well known that California takes a dim view towards restrictive covenants in the workplace. Business & Professions Code Section 16600 prohibits employee non-compete agreements, stating that “every contract by which...more
In Cleveland Integrity Services, LLC v. Byers (Del. Ch. Feb. 28, 2025), the Delaware Court of Chancery declined to enforce a two-year non-compete agreement that it found to be geographically overbroad and refused to narrow or...more
Florida just enacted a game-changer of a law that makes it the friendliest state in the country for enforcing non-competes – and could also revolutionize how tech companies view the Sunshine State as a place to set up...more
Just in time for grilling season in the Midwest, Hormel Foods Corporation (“Hormel”) filed a federal lawsuit in the District of Minnesota against its competitor, Johnsonville, LLC (“Johnsonville”), and two former Hormel...more
Piracy is defined as robbery by ship- or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, with a goal of stealing cargo or other valuables. During the Golden Age of Piracy, from the 1680s to the 1720s, infamous...more
In Latifi v The TDL Group Corp., 2025 BCCA 45, (Latifi) the BC Court of Appeal upheld the summary dismissal of a proposed class action against the Tim Hortons franchisor in Canada. The underlying dispute between the...more
Responding to a Non-Compete Violation - When an employer discovers a potential non-compete violation, they generally react within 1-4 weeks, though this can be shorter if the violation poses an immediate competitive threat....more
On Feb. 26, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson issued a “Directive Regarding Labor Markets Task Force” pursuant to which a Joint Labor Task Force is being organized consisting of the Directors of the...more
While the Trump administration appears to have little interest in defending the Federal Trade Commission’s regulatory ban on non-competition agreements in employment, the agency recently signaled its intent to scrutinize at...more
On February 26, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the launch of a Joint Labor Task Force (“Task Force”) aimed at “rooting out and prosecuting deceptive, unfair, and anticompetitive labor-market practices...more
In a somewhat surprising development, the Federal Trade Commission just announced that it intends to continue scrutinizing noncompete agreements and other arrangements the FTC feels are unfair to workers. Last week, Federal...more
There were a number of important and potentially impactful developments in 2024 that we predict will continuing developing and trending in 2025. Some of these topics are also discussed in other articles in this annual update....more
On February 26, 2025, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson directed the agency to form a new “Joint Labor Task Force” that will focus on enforcing federal antitrust laws to protect competition in labor...more
During the run-up to President Trump’s inauguration, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission issued their collective “Guidelines” to explain how they will assess whether business practices violate the...more
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
Recently, the Washington Supreme Court held that noncompete agreements for employees earning less than twice the minimum wage must be reasonable and narrowly construed. The court found that prohibiting employees from...more
Partners Vincent Cannizzaro and Barnaby Grzaslewicz recently presented Recent Developments in Delaware Restrictive Covenant Case Law: The Alternative Entity Creep, providing key insights into how Delaware’s courts are...more
In the final days of the Biden administration, the FTC and DOJ jointly issued antitrust guidelines on business practices that impact workers that replace the 2016 Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals, which...more
On January 16, 2025, in the waning hours of the Biden-Harris administration, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly released their “Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting...more
In the final days of the Biden administration and on the eve of significant agency turnover, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new set of guidelines addressing...more
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission), in the final two months of the Biden administration, entered into two settlements in cases targeting the use of so-called “no-hire” restrictions in services agreements. In...more
Less than a week before the administration change from former President Joe Biden to President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released new guidance highlighting business...more
On Jan. 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission jointly issued new Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers, replacing the 2016 Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource...more