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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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It’s the final countdown - Court ponders FTC non-compete rule with employer implementation deadline just days away

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With just two weeks to go before the Federal Trade Commission’s nationwide ban on non-compete agreements is set to go into effect, and with a Texas federal court still deciding whether to block the rule from going into effect...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Down to the Wire for Employers and FTC Noncompete Ban

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Employers are running out of time to comply with the FTC’s purported regulatory ban on non-competition agreements. The ban – announced on April 23, 2024 – is scheduled to take effect on September 4. 2024....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Notices Under FTC Rule on Non-Competes: What Should I Be Doing Now?

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As previously covered on our HR Law Talk blog, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) non-compete ban (FTC Rule or the Rule) is scheduled to take effect on September 4, 2024. Issued in April, the FTC Rule prohibits all...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

September 4th is Almost Here: How Employers Can Prepare for the Upcoming Effective Date of the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule

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In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a Rule banning most non-compete provisions in the employment setting, with an effective date of September 4, 2024. Thus far, there have been three major federal...more

Bodman

Who is a “Senior Executive” Under the FTC’s Non-Compete Clause Rule? It’s More Narrow Than You Think.

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The FTC’s non-compete ban is the topic of conversation for most in the HR world. As we all have heard, the FTC issued the Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”) which would ban nearly all non-compete provisions with limited...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Practical Advice Regarding FTC’s Non-Compete Ban for Employers

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By now, everyone knows that the FTC issued a final rule that would ban all noncompete agreements entered into after the effective date. Effective Date of FTC Ban - The FTC’s noncompete ban is not in effect yet. It...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

New California Law Requires Notice to Employees About Void Noncompetes

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Most employers know that California has for decades prevented enforcement of employee non-competition and customer non-solicitation agreements. Some companies with California operations modify their agreements with employees...more

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Don’t Forget Your Employees on Valentine’s Day (No, Really): California’s Notification Deadline for All Employees with...

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As previously highlighted by Benesch, California strengthened its long-standing prohibition on non-competition agreements on January 1, 2024. In addition, and also as previously highlighted by Benesch, one of these...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California Noncompete Regulation Requires Employer Action by Feb. 14, 2024

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California Business and Professions Code Section 16600 was recently amended to "void the application of any noncompete agreement in an employment context, or any noncompete clause in an employment contract, no matter how...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Flowers, Chocolates, or Notice of Noncompete Agreement?

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Many people are contemplating what to give their Valentine in a couple of weeks.   However, California employers that employed California persons under an agreement with a noncompete clause “no matter how narrowly...more

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California Employers Face Feb. 14 Deadline and Tighter Non-Compete Prohibitions

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California has long had the most restrictive laws against employee non-compete agreements. Effective January 1, two new legislative bills, Senate Bill 699 and Assembly Bill 1076, tightened California’s restrictions even...more

Perkins Coie

Valentine’s Day Marks Compliance Deadline for California Noncompete Notification Requirement

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For some time now, California law has generally prohibited employers from entering into post-employment noncompete agreements with employees unless an exception applies. The basis for this prohibition is found in Section...more

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Employment Flash - June 2023

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New York, Minnesota and NLRB Act To Limit Noncompetes - New York Legislature Passes Bill To Ban Post-Employment Noncompetes - On June 20, 2023, the New York state Legislature passed a bill that bans post-employment...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: March 2023 # 3

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Friday, March 10, 2023: FTC Jumped into the “Joint-Employer” Fray and Also Broadened Its Attack on Non-Competition Agreements to Franchise Agreements - If you did not think things were bad enough already between private...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

FTC Announced New Extension Date for Commentary on Proposed Rule Barring Non-‎Competes

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On January 19, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its proposed rule barring most non-compete agreements that would apply to employees...more

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Employment Flash - September 2019

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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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