Browse our blog posts on New York non-compete agreement infromation.
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Trial Court Went Too Far When it Extended the Noncompete Beyond its Contractual Limit, Says Appeals CourtA Georgia appeals court recently held that the trial court, in extending the noncompete beyond its contractual term, just went too far.
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Why I Offered To Defend This Employee Pro Bono Against a Potential Non-Compete ClaimI was recently contacted about a potential non-compete matter. Looking at the agreement, I immediately offered to defend the employee pro bono.
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Federal Court Dismisses Employer's Defense that Noncompete Was Violated, Holds Company Liable for $44 MillionRecently, a Kansas Federal Court dismissed claims that a former CEO had violated his noncompete, and held them liable for more than $44 million in damages
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The Faithless Servant Doctrine: The Employer's Most Powerful Weapon Against Disloyal EmployeesWhen pursuing a (purportedly) disloyal employee, there is little doubt that the faithless servant doctrine is the biggest weapon in the employer's arsenal
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President Biden's July 9 Executive Order Didn't Alter the Law on Non-Competes ... YetThis week, President Biden issued an Executive Order that charged the FTC with banning non-competes. But has that changed current status of the law?
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How Recent Former Employees Can Proactively Attack a NoncompeteContrary to popular belief, former employees don't necessarily need to stay in a defensive posture regarding their noncompete. In some cases, they can attack
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Further Limiting Non-Competes, Oregon's New Non-Compete Law Pushes the EnvelopeWhen it comes to imposing strict limits on employers' use of non-competes, Oregon clearly isn't playing around, as its new noncompete laws make clear.
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What a Former Employer Likely Can - and Can't - Expect to Recover From a Disloyal EmployeeIn the case of a former employee that was disloyal and violated their restrictive covenant, there are some things the employer likely can - and can't - recover
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DC on the Cusp of Enacting Broadest Noncompete Ban in the NationJust last week, DC's council passed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Act of 2020, which proposes to nullify even those agreements that disallow moonlighting
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Non-Compete Changes to Expect Under an Anticipated Biden AdministrationAssuming the 2020 election results aren't overturned, and Joe Biden becomes the next POTUS, some significant changes to non-compete law may be coming
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The Rare Instance Where Lawyers Can Be Held to a Non-Compete Under NY LawYes, the general rule in NY is that lawyers can't be held to a non-compete. But the Court of Appeals has acknowledged a rare exception to that rule.
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The Difference Between Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Breach of Contract ClaimsAn August 31 decision out of a Delaware court serves as a pointed reminder on the critical distinction between a claim for breach of fiduciary duty and contract