Nearly 1 in 5 workers in the U.S. are bound by a noncompete agreement, according to data released Jan. 13 by the Economic Innovation Group. Noncompete agreements are regulated at the state level, with ...

My nonlawyer friends often assume non-compete agreements are not enforceable, usually because they had read an old headline about the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) proposed rule banning ...

When creating or updating employment contracts, it’s important to carefully review any non-compete provisions as laws vary by state and many have recently changed. Roetzel shareholder Ericka Adler ...

A non-compete covenant that provides for a remedy for an employer should a former employee decide to compete is not prima facie enforceable, a Pennsylvania common pleas court judge has ruled. Butler ...

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 ...

Non-competes are bad for the American economy. Ohio has an opportunity to help lead the way to fix the problem. As the founder and CEO of Veeva, a cloud software company made possible by California’s ...

Arbitrators struck down Hightower’s attempts to enforce a non-compete clause against a Washington state-based advisor locked in a multi-year legal struggle with the firm. In its decision, arbitrators ...

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An arbitrator ruled that hedge fund Element Capital Management can enforce a non-competition agreement against former equity markets head Jonathan Dorfman, delaying his move to Squarepoint Capital.