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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 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 -

Former Engineer Accused of Shafting Prominent Golf Shaft Designer and Manufacturer

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/13/2024

Plaintiff Fujikura Composite America, Inc. (“Fujikura”) is one of the most prominent golf club shaft designers and manufacturers. Per Fujikura, in the 2022-2023 PGA Tour season, half of all PGA tournaments were won by a...more

Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry: 5 Things to Do After FTC Bans Non-Compete Agreements

Fisher Phillips on 4/30/2024

Welcome to this edition of the FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the manufacturing...more

2024 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/11/2024

As we look ahead to 2024, there are a number of new issues and trends that appear on the local, state, and federal horizon with regard to labor and employment laws that may impact manufacturers. The following are a few of...more

Antitrust: Heightening Expansion, Review, and Enforcement

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/30/2023

Manufacturing companies should actively prepare for heightened antitrust scrutiny of their business practices in 2023, including practices that have not traditionally garnered the focus of the federal antitrust enforcers. ...more

Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | January 2023 Recap

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/9/2023

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity and developments occurring in January 2023, including several criminal and civil enforcement actions related to the federal...more

Legal Insights for Manufacturing

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/13/2023

We are pleased to announce that Husch Blackwell has published its inaugural “Legal Insights for Manufacturing” report, which provides a look ahead to 2023 and explores the key trends and issues that will shape the coming year...more

Clark Hill 2023 Automotive & Manufacturing Industry Outlook: Labor & Employment

Clark Hill PLC on 2/8/2023

Now that the mid-term elections are behind us, 2023 is shaping up to have many changes in store for employers. While there are many changes, we think the top 5 that may have a significant impact on manufactures this year...more

2023 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/10/2023

We continue our annual tradition of covering legal trends and outlook for this year, focusing this week on employment and labor. Following several years of pandemic-focused legislation, we are now seeing a significant uptick...more

Covenants not to Compete: The End of an Era

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/10/2023

On January 5, 2023, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan announced a proposed federal regulation that, if enacted, would invalidate non-competes and similar restrictive covenants that are routinely used by companies...more

Williams Mullen Manufacturing Edge Video Series - Episode 1

Williams Mullen on 9/28/2021

In the inaugural episode of Williams Mullen Manufacturing Edge, a video series addressing key topics affecting manufacturers, Labor, Employment & Immigration (LEI) attorneys David Burton and Scott Terrell provide updates on...more

Opportunity Economy: Risks in Antitrust Enforcement

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/2/2021

Takeaways - ..The Biden administration’s recent executive order takes a hard line on limits to employment mobility, such as non-compete agreements. ..No-poach agreements—companies agreeing not to recruit each other’s...more

Biden’s Executive Order on Competition and What it Means for the Manufacturing Industry

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/15/2021

It seems that hardly a day passes without an antitrust issue ending up on the front page of the newspaper. In the last several months, politicians, government officials, and enforcers alike continue to focus on their desire...more

President Biden’s Executive Order on Competition Could Mean Broad Changes Across a Range of Industries

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/15/2021

On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order that could have far-reaching implications for businesses across a broad spectrum of industries. The Executive Order takes a government-wide approach...more

Protecting Manufacturers’ Investment In Training Skilled Employees

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/30/2020

Manufacturers often require highly skilled, experienced employees and may train employees to develop the necessary skills. Training can include apprenticeship programs or in-house training, both of which can cost employers...more

A Look Back and Ahead: 2020 Employment Law Predictions

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/23/2020

Our tradition includes using our first January post to make predictions about “what’s to come” in the year ahead. But first, let’s see how I did over the last year. “Time for 2019 Manufacturing Law Predictions: Drum Roll...more

Protecting a Manufacturer’s Competitive Advantage: Recent Developments in Post-Employment Restrictions

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 10/11/2019

I have posted a few times here about using post-employment restrictions to preserve a manufacturer’s competitive advantage. See “Non-Compete Cautionary Tale” (Nov, 2, 2018); “I’m New – And It’s No [Trade] Secret” (Oct. 27,...more

Automotive MarketTrends | September 2019, Issue 3

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/9/2019

Welcome to the latest edition of Foley’s Automotive MarketTrends newsletter, which continues to highlight key trends in the industry. In this issue, we focus on tips for drafting commercial agreements, and, more specifically,...more

The State AG Report Weekly Update January 2019 #2

Cozen O'Connor on 1/11/2019

Breaking News Hawaii Governor Appoints Clare Connors as Attorney General Clare Connors, a Democrat, has been appointed to serve as Hawaii AG by recently re-elected Governor David Ige, replacing AG Russell Suzuki. ...more

Non-Compete Cautionary Tale

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 11/5/2018

A recent court decision underscores the need for manufacturers to exercise caution when seeking to impose Post-Employment Restrictions on key employees....more

SC body bag noncompete case exhumed, revisited

Burr & Forman on 10/23/2018

Two years ago, we wrote about a noncompete decision in which a special referee found a business seller had breached a sales agreement by violating both a noncompete covenant and an exclusive sales provision contained in the...more

A Tale of Two Trends

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 8/10/2018

James Madison groupies rejoice! All others can share my confusion. Called the “Father of the Constitution,” scholars credit Mr. Madison for his significant role in the fundamental design of the United States Constitution,...more

State Officials Investigate Use of Non-Competes – Manufacturers Take Notice

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 7/17/2018

Regular readers know that a good part of my practice deals with the use of “post-employment restrictions” to prevent former employees from using, selling or distributing a company’s most valuable assets – its intellectual...more

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