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States Continue to Refine Their Treatment of Non-Competition Agreements

The vast body of restrictive covenant law continues to develop across the country as states navigate refining their approach to non-compete and non-solicitation agreements with some expansions along with the general trend of...more

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States Continue to Limit Restrictive Covenants for Health Care Professionals

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Following a trend in recent years, state legislatures continue to ban or curtail the use of non-compete provisions and other restrictive covenants in employment agreements with physicians and other healthcare providers. The...more

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Texas Caps Physician Non-Compete Buyouts and Adds New Limits Under SB 1318

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On June 20, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1318 (Amendment) into law, amending Texas Business & Commerce Code Section 15.50(b), which is commonly thought of as the “Texas physician non-compete buyout statute.”...more

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Virginia Expands Prohibition of Non-Competes

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Last August, Sands Anderson reported that the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning non-competes was probably dead. While many employers likely breathed a sigh of relief after a federal judge in Texas struck down the...more

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Texas SB 1318 Tightens Physician Non-Compete Rules, Extends Restrictions to Other Healthcare Practitioners

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill that imposes more limitations on employers’ covenants not to compete with physicians and extends similar restrictions to agreements with other healthcare practitioners, including...more

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Montana, Indiana, Colorado, Oregon, and Utah Amend Restrictive Covenant Laws for Healthcare Providers

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In the wake of the nationwide injunction last year barring the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) attempted Noncompete Ban, states have continued to legislate the scope of enforceable restrictive covenants, especially...more

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Indiana Adds More Restrictions on Physician Noncompete Agreements

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Last month we reported on physician and healthcare noncompete laws enacted in 2025. Shortly after the article was posted, another state joined the ranks: Indiana....more

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Noncompete Agreements Once Again Under Attack in New Jersey

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A pair of bills were introduced in the New Jersey Legislature seeking to ban or significantly restrict employers’ ability to enter into and enforce noncompete agreements. The proposed legislation (S4385 and S4386) seeks to...more

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Virginia Expands Non-Compete Restrictions for Employers

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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed Senate Bill 1218 into law, amending the state’s non-compete statute. Effective July 1, 2025, the updated law will broaden restrictions on non-compete agreements in Virginia....more

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Ohio Legislature Introduces Bill to Ban Non-Competes in Employment Agreements

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Ohio Senate Bill 11 (SB11)—supported by members from both sides of the political spectrum—has been introduced in the Ohio Legislature, aiming to prohibit employment agreements that restrict employees from competing with their...more

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Florida Legislature Passes Expansive New Noncompete Bill, Awaiting Governor's Signature

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On April 24, 2025, the Florida Legislature passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act, significantly expanding the enforceability of noncompete laws in the...more

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Wyoming Adopts Statutory Limits for Noncompetes

The Wyoming State Legislature has adopted a statute limiting the use of noncompete restrictions for Wyoming workers. Importantly, the Wyoming statute is not a categorical ban on noncompetes and protects the validity of these...more

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Physician and Health Care Noncompete Law: New Legislation in 2025

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It has been a busy year for health care noncompete legislation. Multiple states have enacted legislation, set to take effect in 2025, banning or limiting noncompete agreements for physicians and other health care workers....more

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Coming Soon: Changes to State Noncompete Laws in Virginia, Arkansas, and Wyoming

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Noncompete provisions continue to be governed by a constantly changing patchwork of state level legislation. In general, recent laws tend to limit their use among low wage earners or individuals in certain professions, such...more

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Virginia Strengthens Ban on Non-Competes for “Low-Wage Employees”

On March 24, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Younkin signed into law S.B. 1218, which amended Virginia’s non-compete law to expand the definition of “low-wage employees” with whom employers may not enter into non-competition...more

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Virginia Expands Noncompete Ban for Low-Wage Employees

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Virginia has expanded its limited prohibitions on the use of noncompetition agreements for “low-wage employees,” which have been in place since 2020. On March 24, 2025, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed Virginia Senate...more

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Counting Down to the New Year: Ten “Need-to-Know” Labor and Employment Developments of 2024

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2024 was yet another active year in the labor and employment landscape. While 2025 and the new administration could bring any number of changes to workplace laws and enforcement, the timing and extent of such changes is...more

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[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

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A Summary of New Laws Coming for California Employers in 2024

In 2023, California has adopted several new employment laws either introducing new employee protections or codifying existing practices into state law. With these changes, employers will need to examine and adjust some of...more

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California’s Non-Compete Shakeup

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California enacted two new bills expanding the scope and consequences of the state’s policies against restrictive covenants.  Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 699 into law on September 1, 2023, and Assembly Bill 1076 into...more

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Reminder: Minnesota Non-Compete Ban Takes Effect on Saturday, July 1

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As we previously reported, Minnesota will soon become only the fourth state (along with California, Oklahoma and North Dakota) to ban noncompetes.  The state’s new law renders void and unenforceable all covenants not to...more

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Minnesota Non-Compete Ban Signed into Law and Effective July 1, 2023

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has now officially signed into law a bill including provisions that will prohibit employment noncompetition agreements. MN SF 3035, signed by Governor Walz on May 24, 2023, restricts employers from...more

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2023 State Employment Law Updates: From Pay to Hair, Cannabis, and More

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The coming new year brings new changes, new goals, and newly amended employment laws. Although some jurisdictions jumped the gun (looking at you D.C. noncompete law), starting on January 1, many states are implementing new...more

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