Beck Reed Riden’s 50-state noncompete chart updated for legislative and other legal developments around the country so far in 2026.
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.
A look at the FTC’s noncompete workshop, shrinking Commission, and escalating enforcement against noncompetes and no-hire agreements.
Our 50-state noncompete chart has been updated for 2026 wage thresholds and other criteria for use of noncompetes.
The NLRB continues the expansive view of what agreements chill employee’s unionization rights, but that may be changing soon.
Our first-of-its-kind, regularly updated, 50-state noncompete survey chart has been updated once again.
The FTC has started sending letters to companies that it believes may be overusing or abusing noncompetes and other restrictive covenants. Ignore the issue at your peril.
The saga is over. The Noncompete Rule is dead. The FTC will be focusing abusive noncompete agreements. Employers should take action.
The FTC seeks public input on noncompetes, immediately following its first enforcement action. Now is the time to review your noncompetes.
The Ferguson-led FTC has launched its first noncompete enforcement action. More cases will follow. Now is the time to review your agreements.
Biden’s 2021 noncompete executive order is revoked. What it means for the future of federal noncompete regulation.
On Friday, July 18, 2025, the FTC filed a status report and consented to motion to continue the stay of the appeal for another 60 days in the Properties of the Villages v. FTC appeal. Just as in th...
The FTC seeks more time in the Ryan v. FTC appeal given changes in the Commission’s workload and changing composition. What it means for the noncompete rule.
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.
Upcoming content-rich CLE programs covering the legislative, regulatory, and judicial activity concerning trade secret law, noncompetes, and other restrictive covenants.
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.
Acting General Counsel of the NLRB rescinded two memos of the prior GC declaring noncompetes and training repayment agreements unlawful.
Small Business Majority’s motion to intervene before the FTC abandons its appeal of the noncompete rule decisions is… denied.