Recently, shared-office rental company WeWork reached a settlement with the attorney general (AG) of New York to end or limit WeWork’s use of non-compete agreements for nearly all of its employees in the U.S. WeWork is an industry leader in…
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Non-compete agreements and the fact that they are frequently abused have been a newsworthy topic in the last few years. In a previous blog post, I discussed the negative reaction to Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches restricting its sandwich-makers from working…
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After almost a decade of debate, the Massachusetts legislature has passed non-compete reform. Historically, the law in Massachusetts favored broad enforcement of non-competes against departing employees. Some believed that as a result of liberal enforcement of non-competes, Massachusetts was losing…
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While the White House “call to action” for restrictive covenant reform in employment issued under the Obama administration is not likely to be continued by the current administration, it may have sparked a trend at the state level. The “call…
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