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Florida’s CHOICE Act: Offering Unprecedented, New Tools to Employers to Prevent Unfair Competition

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As of its July 3, 2025 effective date, the Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (“CHOICE”) Act dramatically overhauled Florida’s restrictive covenant framework. While many states...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Florida’s CHOICE Act Enacted: Helping Employers Read Between the Lines of the New Non-Compete Law

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Florida’s CHOICE Act, short for “Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth” (CHOICE), is now law. For details of the Act, see Florida’s CHOICE Act Offers Employers Unprecedented Tools...more

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Employer Prevails in First Test of California's Newest Noncompete Law

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In the first known case to challenge California's legislative attempt to void noncompete agreements even for employees who do not live or work in California, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the application of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

You Thought You Were Protected? When a Non-Compete Isn’t Enforceable (Maybe)

If you have or want enforceable non-compete agreements with employees, read on. Here’s a hypothetical: You are looking to hire a salesperson, and you find just the right person, John. Your company has a great...more

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AB 51 Update: Court Continues TRO on California’s Arbitration Statute

Assembly Bill (AB) 51, which attempts to ban certain mandatory arbitration agreements, was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2020. However, a coalition of business organizations filed a suit on December 9, 2019...more

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2019 Law At Work - Year In Review

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They say the only thing in life that is constant is change, and we certainly saw that in 2019. This was a big year for change in employment law as legislators, courts, and regulators, shaped the workplace to reflect societal...more

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Massachusetts Enacts Law on Noncompete Agreements

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• Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker recently signed into law the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act (Act), governing noncompetition agreements signed on or after Oct. 1, 2018, by employees and independent contractors...more

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