Notwithstanding the activity at the federal level, states have also shown increasing hostility toward enforcement of post-employment non-competition clauses.
Some states have banned non-competes outright, while other states have implemented a specific dollar-threshold defining those “low wage earners” who cannot be subject to any limitations on where they can accept employment after leaving their predecessor employer.
Learn more about the limitations on non-competition clauses at both the federal and state levels.
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- Summaries of state laws in which new employment does not constitute adequate consideration;
- Summaries of states in which continued employment does not constitute adequate consideration; and
- Practical considerations to mitigate risks associated with restrictive covenants during onboarding and offboarding.
Authors: John Drake and Tevis Marshall (Ogletree Deakins)
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