Noncompetes are under attack by legislatures, federal agencies, Congress and others. But the sky is not falling. Noncompetes are not dead.
Our 50-state (plus D.C.) noncompete law chart has been updated to reflect various state law changes, and is available here.
The noncompetes bill frenzy continues: 33 states with 84 noncompete bills so far, and 5 more in Congress, 11 dead, 7 passed, 2 about to.
Our 50-state (plus DC) chart of noncompete laws has been updated for Kentucky (healthcare exemptions), Maryland (low-wage), and Minnesota (total noncompete ban), and is available here.
The ramp-up to legislatively limit noncompetes continues: there have been 25 states with 74 noncompete bills so far this year, and 4 more are pending in Congress; 2 dead, 1 passed, 1 about to.
The ramp-up to legislatively limit noncompetes continues: there are currently 24 states with 65 noncompete bills so far this year, and 4 more are pending in Congress.
In case you were wondering what states have changed their noncompete laws in the past decade or so, we have created a list with links to more information about each of the changes.
Our 50-state (plus DC) chart of noncompete laws has been updated and is available here.
Quick update: 19 states have 44 new noncompete bills, and Congress has 4. The ramp-up to legislatively limit noncompetes continues.
Quick update: 18 states have 42 new noncompete bills, and Congress has 3. The ramp-up to legislatively limit noncompetes continues.
19 States with 53 Noncompete Bills: Connecticut – Update – Another Bill to Ban Physician Noncompetes
When I started this series (a bit over two weeks ago), there were 45 noncompete bills pending in 21 states. There are now 53 bills pending in 19 states. Connecticut’s newly filed (10th - yes, 10th) bill is another proposed ban on physician noncompetes.
When I started this series (just 10 days ago), Connecticut had eight noncompete bills. It now has one new bill — another proposed change to noncompetes for homemaker-companion agencies, registries, and providers of home health services.
45 state bills to modify noncompete law are pending across 21 states. Sixteen of them propose to follow the trend of banning noncompetes for so-called “low-wage workers” (however that may be defined) and four propose total bans of employee noncompetes. In this series, we will be providing details on all 45 bills (and any new ones that are filed) — and we will be simultaneously updating our Changing Trade Secrets | Noncompete Laws page. Today’s installment covers the eight Connecticut bills.
UPDATE/CORRECTION (7/17/2013): It turns out that I had been mistaken about this. The various reports that the governor had signed the bill were incorrect. The bill had only made its way to the governo...