While non-compete agreements survived two federal agencies’ attempts to ban or deem them invalid in 2024, such provisions remain a legitimate way to protect an employer’s interests from unfair ...

The public policy favoring enforcement of sale-of-business non-compete agreements stands in stark contrast to non-competes between employers and their employees triggered by termination of employment.

A non-compete agreement is a contract where an employee agrees not to compete with an employer after the employment period is over.

The proposed rule deems non-compete contracts to be an unfair method of competition, and would set a national standard regarding their legality. If adopted, and assuming it survives likely court ...

Competition gets fierce A ban on non-compete agreements could make Tampa Bay banks more vulnerable to poaching and defection, bankers say.

I'd like to discuss the implications of the FTC's banning of non-compete clauses and offer practical tips for businesses to navigate these changes.

Most states allow at-will employment, which means employees can leave you anytime to pursue other opportunities. But what happens if those opportunities directly compete with your business? One way to ...

The agreements are believed to ensure that the employee will not use information learned during employment to start a business to compete with his or her former employer.

The debate over non-compete agreements has come to a head, with the Federal Trade Commission last month voting 3-2 to ban nearly all non-compete agreements. But the legal fight is just starting.

Noncompete agreements (NCAs) have long been used by companies to protect intellectual property. So what happens when they go away? That’s just the question business owners who have come to rely ...

Recession fears might cause some workers to sit tight, at least for a while — but recruiters expect more employees to change jobs if the ban passes.

The Biden administration is getting extremely close to passing a rule that would ban the use of non-compete agreements across the US.