Beck Reed Riden’s 50-state noncompete chart updated for legislative and other legal developments around the country so far in 2026.
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.
Our 50-state noncompete chart has been updated for 2026 wage thresholds and other criteria for use of noncompetes.
Our first-of-its-kind, regularly updated, 50-state noncompete survey chart has been updated once again.
Our first-of-its-kind, regularly updated, 50-state noncompete survey chart has again been updated for the latest legislative developments.
Updated June 29, 2025 to count Oregon’s law in the tally and remove Kansas’s law from the tally. With legislative sessions in or headed into recess in many states, it’s time for an update on...
Both Courts of Appeals have granted the FTC’s motions to pause its appeals in the two noncompete cases, while the FTC undergoes changes.
75 state noncompete bills in 35 states. Arkansas and Wyoming pass new laws, Virginia’s bill is pending Governor action, and two have failed.
The FTC is in a state of flux, some the natural result of a change in administrations, and others unique to this change.
On March 7, the FTC filed a Motion to Hold Appeal in Abeyance for 120 Days in the 5th Circuit and 11th Circuit appeals.
Wondering why the FTC has not yet dismissed its appeals of the rulings on the FTC’s noncompete ban in the 5th Circuit (Ryan) case or the 11th Circuit (Properties of the Villages) case? Me too.
Small Business Majority’s motion to intervene before the FTC abandons its appeal of the noncompete rule decisions is… denied.
The Small Business Majority seeks to intervene to pick up the ball on the FTC’s likely soon-to-be-abandoned appeal of the noncompete rule decisions. No surprise the FTC and other parties oppose.
New state noncompete bills are coming in 2025. The first 14 focus on healthcare workers, low-wage workers, full bans, and fines.
The FTC filed a Notice of Appeal of the summary judgement decision in Ryan, LLC v FTC setting aside the FTC's noncompete rule.
The brief in the FTC’s appeal of the Florida preliminary injunction staying noncompete rule is due on November 4.
FTC appeals Florida court's preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of the noncompete rule against Properties at the Villages.
Even though the federal court in Texas vacated the FTC’s noncompete rule in Ryan, LLC v. FTC, the continued pursuit of ATS Tree Services case by the plaintiff in the federal court in Pennsylvania may needlessly revive the nationwide confusion that existed before the decision.
New noncompete, nonsolicit exemptions in Illinois and Pennsylvania, focused on first responders, veterans, and healthcare providers.
Despite misplaced optimism, the ATS Tree Service v FTC court denied ATS’s preliminary injunction motion to stay the FTC’s noncompete rule.
ATS Tree Services explains the irreparable harm it faces, while the FTC claims there is now a higher burden for a preliminary injunction in the 3rd Circuit.
Ryan v. FTC plaintiffs sought unsuccessfully to expand the scope of the preliminary injunction, and summary judgment briefing is scheduled.
The Judge in the ATS Tree Services v. FTC noncompete case seemed likely to find rulemaking authority, but open to arguments for injunction.
If your company is not already a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, it may want to join immediately to benefit from an injunction against the FTC’s noncompete ban.