Contrary to my most recent article titled "Non-compete versus Non-solicitation Agreements," a federal judge this past Wednesday preliminarily delayed a ban on non-compete agreements from taking ...

Non-compete agreements have only hurt me in the first two cases, and I never found a reason as a boss for requiring my employees to sign a non-compete contract clause.

There is a carve-out for an EXISTING non-compete clause for senior executives, but it is a violation of the new FTC rule to enter or enforce non-competes AFTER the effective date of the FTC rule.

July 11, 2024 - In October 2021, we detailed President Biden's renewed focus on finding ways to limit the use of non-compete agreements and restrictive covenants in the U.S.

The debate over non-compete agreements has come to a head, with the Federal Trade Commission last month voting 3-2 to ban nearly all non-compete agreements. But the legal fight is just starting.

“Going forward, companies will have to move beyond the non-compete. They may want to look at fair pay and treatment,” Angela Copeland writes this week for Career Corner.

Once it hits, all existing non-compete agreements will be nullified, except for those applying to executives in “policy-making positions” who make at least $151,164 a year.

Its rule also forbids employers from entering future non-compete agreements with “senior executives” in a “policy-making position” who earn more than $151,164 a year.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently made headlines with a narrow 3-2 vote to prohibit non-compete agreements, a move expected to impact millions of American workers.

Restrictive covenants and non-compete agreements see state legislation limiting enforceability due to over broadness in Jepsen v. Graham Capital Management LP ...

Non-compete agreements in job contracts are reducing health care access and affordability, a group of physicians, surgeons and lawyers told U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., at a roundtable ...