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California doubles down on its anti-noncompete, anti-nonsolicit policy

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Another anti-noncompete, anti-nonsolicit bill in California is now on the Governor’s desk. The bill says that California’s prohibition on restrictive covenants is to be read broadly and requires companies to notify employees subject to a covenant that violates that law that their restrictions are void and unenforceable. It operates retroactively and, not surprisingly, there are penalties.

Official Launch of the Trade Secret Training Series (Videos)

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Education comes at a price. But not this time. Beck Reed Riden is making available its Ten Minute Trade Secret Training Series videos freely available - and available for free. With the FTC rule banning noncompetes on the horizon and more states limiting the use of noncompetes, it is now more imperative than ever before that companies and employees take steps to protect their trade secrets, other confidential information, and customer relationships.

FTC Noncompete Enforcement Action Becomes Final Order

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While we’ve all turned our attention to the FTC’s proposed rule to ban noncompetes, the clock has been running on the public comment periods for the proposed consent orders in the three noncompete enforcement actions announced by the FTC at the beginning of the year. Today, the FTC has publicly released the final order in one of them. The others should be coming soon. And, as we said before, this is likely just the beginning. Make sure that you are not engaging in behavior that is likely to elicit another.

Six things companies need to do now in response to the FTC’s proposed rule

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Forty-seven state legislatures as well as Washington, D.C. – with the approval of Congress – have spent years honing their noncompete laws to fit their local communities and industries. In one fell swoop, three Commissioners at the FTC are proposing to undo all of it. With it, they will also eliminate the use of a broad swath of nondisclosure, nonsolicitation, no-service, no-recruit, and no-hire agreements. Companies have six things they need to do now.
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