Browse our blog posts on New York non-compete agreement infromation.
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How CA Remains the Most Anti-Noncompete State in the CountryA few statutory provisions establish why California remains the undisputed heavyweight champion of states fighting to outlaw restrictive covenants.
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Ontario's Outlaws Non-Competes for Non-ExecutivesWith its 2021 Working for Workers Act, Bill 27, Ontario banned non-compete agreements for non-executives, except in limited cases
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Illinois' Freedom to Work Act Alters the State's Noncompete Laws in Some Significant WaysAs of January 1, 2022 Illinois' Freedom to Work Act makes some significant changes in the state's noncompete laws.
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Gov. Hochul Has Proposed a Flat Ban on Anti-Poaching. Here's Why it May be a Huge ConcernIn her state of the State book, NY Gov. Hochul suggested she would be seeking a limited ban on non-competes. Will that become law?
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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