Browse our blog posts on New York non-compete agreement infromation.
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How Employers with Washington-based Employees Face Exposure Under Noncompete LawsIn the last number of years, Washington State has aligned itself with the growing number of jurisdictions that have strongly hemmed in noncompetes
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Stick a Fork in it, the FTC's Noncompete Rule is DoneOn September 5, the FTC took the definitive step of formally withdrawing its appeals seeking to uphold its Noncompete Rule, and agreed to vacate the Rule
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New Executive Order Revokes Biden FTC's Mandate to Use Regulatory Power to Ban NoncompetesOn August 13, President Trump issued a new Executive Order that rescinded the Biden Administration's marching order to the FTC to ban noncompetes
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Florida Goes All In On Its New, Expanded Noncompete LawIn a striking countermove to many states' laws curbing noncompetes, Florida has now significantly broadened its noncompete rules
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The Best Gauge for Determining Whether Lost Profits Can be Claimed as DamagesOne of the most vexing challenges in breach of contract cases, especially in the employment context, is whether lost profits are recoverable as damages
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Why Proving Lost Profits is Often the Hardest Part to Winning Restrictive Covenant CasesWithout doubt, often the most challenging part of a breach of a restrictive covenant case is the ex-employer's ability - or inability - to prove lost profits.
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NY's Legislature Proposes 3 Separate Bills Aimed at Banning Noncompete AgreementsSince the beginning of 2025, different branches of New York's legislature have proposed 3 new bills aimed at eliminating, or at least curtailing, noncompetes
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Setting Aside the Noncompete Ban, Federal Judge Eviscerates FTC's Gross Overreach of its AuthorityIn a widely reported August 20 decision, a Texas federal judge vacated the FTC's nationwide noncompete ban that was scheduled to become effective on September 4.
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Texas Court in Ryan Leaves FTC's Noncompete Ban in LimboIn its highly anticipated July 3 ruling, the Texas federal court in Ryan v. FTC issued a partial stay on the FTC's noncompete ban, leaving most in limbo
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Let's Get Ready to Rumble! FTC Passes Vote to Ban Noncompetes Nationwide.On April 23, the FTC voted to affirmatively ban noncompete agreements, with some modifications from its earlier proposal. Here's what you need to know.
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Why Noncompetes in Commercial Contracts Are More Readily Enforceable Than in Employment AgreementsIn a March 27, 2024 decision, a NY appeals court laid out why noncompetes in commercial contracts are more readily enforceable than in the employment context
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Why the Bar to Prove Information is a Trade Secret is Lower in Maryland Than New YorkA Maryland court's recent decision laying out the criteria for information to qualify as a trade secret shows the stark contrast with other jurisdictions