Beck Reed Riden’s 50-state noncompete chart updated for legislative and other legal developments around the country so far in 2026.
Restrictive covenant wage thresholds and criteria exist in 13 states and D.C. Our updated chart reflects thresholds through June 22, 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.
Restrictive covenant wage thresholds and criteria exist in 12 states and D.C. Our updated chart reflects thresholds through January 2026.
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.
Restrictive covenant wage thresholds and criteria exist in 11 states and D.C. We've updated our chart to reflect the latest 2025 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...
75 state noncompete bills in 35 states. Arkansas and Wyoming pass new laws, Virginia’s bill is pending Governor action, and two have failed.
Restrictive covenant wage thresholds and criteria exist in 11 states and D.C. Our updated chart for 2025 is now available.
Restrictive covenant wage thresholds and criteria exist in 11 states and D.C. New updates for 2025 are now all available.
Restrictive covenant wage thresholds and criteria exist in 11 states and D.C. Do your agreements comply? We updated our chart to help.
New state noncompete bills are coming in 2025. The first 14 focus on healthcare workers, low-wage workers, full bans, and fines.
Restrictive covenant wage thresholds and criteria exist in 11 states and D.C. Do your agreements comply? We updated our chart to help.
Restrictive covenant wage thresholds and criteria exist in 11 states and D.C. Do your agreements comply? We updated our chart to help.
New York is continuing to move from a noncompete ban to some type of a wage threshold on noncompetes.
Knowing the noncompete and trade secret laws across 50 states, plus D.C., is no easy task. And keeping track of the flood of changes in recent years makes it all the more difficult. Unfortunately, it’s not something you can ignore. Because of this, we have created several resources that make the task easier. We hope you find them helpful.
Starting on January 1, the compensation thresholds below which noncompetes cannot be used for employees in each of Illinois, Oregon, and Washington will increase. Specifically, in Illinois noncomp...