To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. While non-compete agreements survived two federal agencies ...

Non-compete clauses in employment agreements typically prevent former employees from working for a competitor of the former employer for a specific period of time in a designated geographical area.

On March 4, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 139, now Act 232 (the “Act”), which amends the state’s non-compete statute to provide that non-compete covenants ...

As of July 1, 2026, Tennessee employers face a significantly different legal landscape for noncompete agreements. On May 7, 2026, Gov. Bill Lee ...

Understand how this legal document protects sensitive information such as trade secrets, proprietary processes, client lists, business practices, and other intellectual property. What Is a Non-Compete ...

For a brief moment, it appeared employees would no longer be locked into jobs with arbitrary, non-compete contracts. But a recent court decision has workers back in non-compete jail. I hate ...

$6 Million Verdict Dispels 'Misconception' About Non-Compete Agreements, Winning Attorney Says “There’s a misconception throughout the country that non-compete agreements are unenforceable everywhere, ...

In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rule that would ban most noncompete agreements throughout the United States. After receiving more than 26,000 public comments, ...

Australian workers have to overcome some significant barriers in navigating their careers. Some may lack the training or work experience opportunities needed to make themselves stand out and take the ...

Florida recently passed a new bill on a hotly debated legal issue: non-compete bans. Several states, including California, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, currently have outright bans against these ...

After Circle City Broadcasting's request to keep a former WISH-TV meteorologist's lawsuit out of court was denied, a judge found that the non-compete clause at the center of the case was unenforceable ...

I resigned from my previous employer, and after three months, I was hired by another company. During the sixth month of employment with my new employer, I received a letter from a law office directing ...