DC noncompete Archives - Fair Competition Law

New Noncompete, Nonsolicit, No-Recruit Wage Thresholds for 2024

Dec 3, 2023Dec 4, 2023

Eleven states and Washington, D.C. have wage thresholds or other criteria that must be satisfied before a noncompete can be used. Several of those states have thresholds for other restrictive covenants as well. Seven will increase in 2024. Will your noncompetes and other restrictive covenants be compliant?

2023 noncompete wage thresholds will see an increase in Maryland

May 18, 2023May 24, 2023

Maryland will be increasing its threshold for the use of noncompetes with low-wage workers starting October 1, and again each of the next few years.

New Noncompete Wage Thresholds for 2023

Feb 6, 2023Feb 14, 2023

Eleven states plus Washington, D.C. have wage thresholds or other criteria that must be satisfied before a noncompete can be used. We now know that six have increased. Are your noncompetes still compliant?

Washington’s and Colorado’s Noncompete Wage Threshold to Rise 8.66% and 11.11%, Respectively, and Others to Follow

Oct 24, 2022Feb 14, 2023

Eleven states plus Washington, D.C. have wage thresholds or other criteria that must be satisfied before a noncompete can be used. They are changing again. Will your noncompetes be compliant?

What you need to know about wage thresholds for noncompetes — updated chart for D.C.

Oct 3, 2022Feb 14, 2023

Eleven states plus Washington, D.C. now have wage thresholds or other criteria that must be satisfied before a noncompete can be used. Are your noncompetes compliant?

D.C.’s Noncompete Statute Will Take Effect October 1

Sep 29, 2022

Washington, D.C.’s new noncompete law will take effect on October 1, 2022. See what you need to know.

D.C.’s New Noncompete Law is Set to Take Effect in November, but Apply as of October (Yep)

Aug 15, 2022Sep 27, 2022

D.C.’s upcoming noncompete law says that it will apply as of October 1, 2022. But it is not scheduled to become “effective” until November 10, 2022. Where does that leave us?

Broadcasters will remain exempt from noncompetes in D.C.

Jul 22, 2022Jul 22, 2022

Just as the D.C. Council was poised to walk back its 2021 unfunded noncompete ban and permit noncompetes for most people earning over $150,000, the D.C. Council amended the amendment to exempt broadcast industry employees, regardless of how much they earn. The final amendment is now with the Mayor.

A second paradigm shift in D.C.’s noncompete law — no longer a ban, now a wage threshold

Jul 15, 2022Aug 28, 2022

D.C. is on the verge of walking back its noncompete ban, and putting in place a $150,000 wage threshold. The change is likely to be final in the next month and take effect October 1, 2022. Are you ready? You have some time, but you won’t want to miss the deadline.

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