Author Archives: Russell Beck

In 2015, Hawai‘i passed legislation that banned the use of noncompetes and no-recruit agreements for employees of technology businesses. Seven years later, the Hawai‘i Supreme Court decided more changes were appropriate. See what it did.

The day an employee shows up for their first day of work is often the day they learn that a noncompete is a requirement of the job. But, according to a 2015 study by Professors Evan Starr, J.J. Prescott, and Norm Bishara, providing advance notice that a noncompete will be required actually leads to 11% more training and 6.6% more job satisfaction.

Our 50-state (plus DC) chart of noncompete laws has been updated for recent developments. It is available here.

Illinois, Iowa, and Kentucky each created some exemptions for nurses or other healthcare workers. If you’re keeping track, that’s four states that have already updated their laws effective this year: Colorado (twice), Illinois (twice), Iowa, and Kentucky. (And, of course, D.C. is still in the works.) 

The day an employee shows up for their first day of work is often the day they learn that a noncompete is a requirement of the job. But, according to a 2015 study by Professors Evan Starr, J.J. Prescott, and Norm Bishara, providing advance notice that a noncompete will be required actually leads to 11% more training and 6.6% more job satisfaction.