New laws in Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, and New Hampshire continue the expansion of restrictive covenant regulation.
So far this year, there have been 101 noncompete bills pending in 34 states, 5 of which have died and 6 of which have passed.
As previously noted, Washington state has a new law, effective June 30, 2027, that will prohibit all employee noncompetes. Here are the FAQs you need to know.
Washington state has a new law, effective June 30, 2027, that will prohibit all employee noncompetes.
A new Texas law expands restrictions on noncompetes for physicians, nurses, dentists, and physician assistants, adding buyout caps, geographic limits, and new exemptions.
Washington Supreme Court arguably narrowed the circumstances in which anti-moonlighting provisions for low-wage workers are permissible.
Restrictive covenant wage thresholds and criteria exist in 11 states and D.C. Do your agreements comply? We updated our chart to help.
New state noncompete bills are coming in 2025. The first 14 focus on healthcare workers, low-wage workers, full bans, and fines.
Brief filed at Mass Appeals Court regarding whether Mass noncompete statute applies to no-recruit agreements with forfeiture provisions.
New noncompete, nonsolicit exemptions in Illinois and Pennsylvania, focused on first responders, veterans, and healthcare providers.
On July 30, 2024, the Senate Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy held a hearing entitled, “Banning Noncompete Agreements: Benefits for Workers, Businesses, and the Economy.” The title says it all.
Rhode Island’s advanced practitioner registered nurse noncompetes exemption may last days, only to be replaced by a full noncompete ban.
Six new noncompete laws this year and Matt Gaetz aligns with Lina Khan. Will wonders never cease?
Colorado limits training repayment agreements and employee recovery when attorney general brings noncompete enforcement actions.
Rhode Island exempted advanced practitioner registered nurses from noncompetes, while avoiding a full ban on noncompetes.
Louisiana is set to restrict noncompetes for physicians, and Minnesota turns its attention to banning most disintermediation (no-poach) agreements for temporary workers.