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New York City Council Takes Aim at Non-Compete Agreements

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As previously reported, federal agencies, such as the Federal Trade Commission and National Labor Relations Board, and several states are limiting the use of employee non-compete agreements or banning them altogether....more

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New York City to Consider Its Own Ban on Employer Noncompete Agreements Following Governor’s Veto

New York City lawmakers are considering a measure that would make the city the latest jurisdiction to ban noncompete agreements between employers and their employees, after Governor Kathy Hochul in December 2023 vetoed a...more

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Members of the New York City Council Introduce Three Bills Seeking To Restrict Employers’ Use of Non-Competes

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Members of the New York City Council are looking to accomplish what the New York State Legislature could not – proposing various bans on the use of non-competes in New York City. On February 28, 2024, members of the New York...more

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NYC Council Proposes Broad Non-Compete Ban

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Seyfarth Synopsis: While New York State failed to pass a non-compete ban last year, a new bill in the New York City Council would eliminate non-compete agreements entirely, presenting new challenges and considerations for...more

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New Law Changes Non-Compete Landscape for D.C. Employers

The long-awaited Washington, D.C. non-compete and anti-moonlighting law finally went into effect on Oct. 1, 2022. At the end of 2020, the Washington, D.C. Council passed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of...more

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D.C.’s Amended Non-Compete Statute Bans (Most) Non-Competes in the District

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​​​​​​​In December 2020, Washington, D.C. enacted one of the country’s most sweeping non-compete bans to date. The original Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020, which was signed into law by D.C. Mayor Muriel...more

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District of Columbia Relaxes its Non-Compete Ban to Allow Restrictive Covenants for Certain Employees

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The District of Columbia Council passed the Non-Compete Clarification Act of 2022 (“Act”) in late July 2022, setting standards for how and when employers can use and enforce covenants not to compete. The Act notably clarifies...more

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D.C.’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements Is Set for Another Postponement

For employers wary of the looming implementation of the District of Columbia’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020, it appears that the waiting game will continue until at least October 1, 2022. Although March...more

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D.C.’s Non-Compete Law Poised To Be Delayed Until October 1, 2022

The District of Columbia’s ban on non-compete agreements is delayed again. As we previously reported, the DC Government enacted The Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act (the “Act”) in January 2021, which creates one of...more

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from August 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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District of Columbia Passes Sweeping Non-Compete Legislation

Non-compete reform has continued apace in the Northeast as President Biden has expressed interest in a federal law impacting the use of non-competes. As a candidate, President Biden promised to “eliminate non-compete...more

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DC’s Noncompete Ban - A Law of Unintended Consequences

Just as the calendar was turning to 2021, the Council of the District of Columbia threw District of Columbia employers a late-breaking curveball that most did not see coming. The Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of...more

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DC Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Set to Take Effect

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On January 11, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”) Under the Act, the District of Columbia will implement one of the most...more

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DC Bans Non-Compete Agreements and Prohibitions on Simultaneous Employment

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Subject to certain very narrow exceptions, the new law will apply to virtually all Washington, DC, employees when it comes into effect later this year. Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser recently signed the Ban on...more

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Employment Flash - September 2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at a series of recent NLRB decisions, many of which apply to all employers, not just those with unionized employees. We also discuss other U.S. federal and state labor and...more

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Key Legislation Emerging from Maryland and Local Ordinances to Remember

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In Maryland this year, spring brings warm weather and new employment laws. The General Assembly passed, and Governor Larry Hogan signed, several new laws regulating the workplace. ...more

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