Washington state law just changed in a way that might have made your company’s non-solicitation agreements unenforceable and illegal. Recent amendments to the state non-compete statute took effect on ...

Susan Miele signed a restrictive covenant agreement when she joined Foundation Medicine (FMI) as an executive in 2017. The agreement included a non-solicitation clause barring her from recruiting FMI ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. While non-compete agreements survived two federal agencies ...

Competition among technology companies for highly skilled employees has been fierce over the past several years. Leading tech companies such as Facebook Inc., Twitter and LinkedIn Corp. have engaged ...

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...

The Federal Trade Commission under Chair Lina M. Khan has set its sights on banning non-compete agreements, potentially affecting over 30 million American workers. This move is particularly relevant ...

On July 1, 2023, Minnesota became the fourth state to ban non-compete agreements. This past session, in S.F. 3852, the legislature sought to close a loophole it had identified in the 2023 ban: ...

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...

A North Carolina advisor is asking a federal court to break his non-solicitation bond with his former employer Edelman Financial Engines, calling it “overly broad” and “not reasonably tailored to ...

Does your long-term care facility have restrictive covenants in place with any of your employees? Do you know which employees have them or what they say? These are still important questions even after ...

Understand how this legal document protects sensitive information such as trade secrets, proprietary processes, client lists, business practices, and other intellectual property. What Is a Non-Compete ...