Six months ago, in July 2025, we published a blog post providing a brief history of noncompete agreements in the United States; describing the current status of federal restrictions on noncompetes; ...

Differences among state non-compete laws create practical difficulties for employers and practitioners. One way of trying to obtain some measure of predictability is through contractual choice of law ...

The vast body of restrictive covenant law continues to develop across the country as states navigate refining their approach to non-compete and non-solicitation agreements with some expansions along ...

August 13, 2024 - Pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission Act ('FTC Act''), the Federal Trade Commission is issuing the Non-Compete Clause Rule (''the final rule'') effective Sept. 4, 2024, based ...

The first case involving a non-compete clause dates back more than 600 years, and they have been hotly debated ever since. A few states, including California, have banned non-competes since the 1800s.

Two new class action lawsuits take aim at Amazon’s hiring practices, alleging that the tech giant violated Washington state laws governing pay transparency and non-compete agreements. Plaintiffs ...

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 139, now Act 232, which amends the state's non-compete statute to provide that non-compete covenants that "restrict the right of a ...