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Covenants Not to Compete In Delaware Law
Delaware case law indicates that noncompete provisions are under closer scrutiny.
Paul Peter Nicolai
Sep 164 min read
Selling Stockholder’s Non-Compete Invalidated
A Delaware court of Chancery invalidated a non-compete entered into as part of a business sale. The court held that the restrictive...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Mar 5, 20242 min read
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Says “No-Hire” Provision Unenforceable
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided a no-hire provision between competing businesses void as a matter of public policy and...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Sep 12, 20233 min read
NLRB Opens Second Front on Non-Compete Agreements
The NLRB has initiated a new effort to address non-compete agreements. The NLRB General Counsel has issued a policy memo expressing its...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Jul 4, 20234 min read
FTC Proposed Non-Compete Rule Update
The FTC’s proposed rule would effectively ban worker non-compete provisions by deeming them an unfair method of competition under the FTC...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Jun 27, 20233 min read
Garden Leave and Non-Compete Reform
In 2018, Massachusetts became the first state to provide for garden leave payments – payments to employees forced to sit out employment...
Paul Peter Nicolai
Oct 25, 202212 min read
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