Litigation involving noncompetition agreements is fast-moving, high stakes, and often complex and technical. Noncompete lawsuits can be among the most challenging of all employment litigation.
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06.22.2023New York State Legislature Passes Bill Banning Noncompete AgreementsUpdatesOn June 20, 2023, the New York State Assembly passed a bill which, if signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, will impose a blanket ban on—and render unlawful—all future noncompete agreements. New York’s proposed law is the most recent crackdown on the enforceability of noncompetes amid a wave of federal and state efforts to limit such agreements or prohibit them outright.
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01.09.2023FTC Announces Proposed Ban on Noncompete AgreementsUpdatesThe Federal Trade Commission announced its proposal of a new rule that would ban employers from imposing noncompete clauses on their workers and invalidate nearly all existing noncompetes currently in effect. According to the FTC, this will affect 30 million, or one in five, American workers currently covered by a noncompete agreement.
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10.13.2022The District of Columbia Implements a Modified Ban on Non-Compete ProvisionsUpdatesAfter more than a year of delays and revisions, the long awaited Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the Act) took effect beginning October 1, 2022, following the passage of the Non-Compete Clarification Amendment Act of 2022.
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03.31.2022Washington, D.C., Ban on Non-Competes Postponed Until October 2022UpdatesMayor Muriel Bowser signed the District of Columbia’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-563) (the Act) on January 11, 2021.
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05.19.2016Defend Trade Secrets Act Contains New Immunity Notification Requirements for EmployersUpdatesThe new Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), signed into law by President Obama on May 11, 2016, creates a new private civil cause of action in federal court for trade secret misappropriation.
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