Noncompete Agreements
Virginia has amended its noncompete agreement law to prohibit employers from entering or enforcing noncompete agreements with health care professionals.
A new law prohibits enforcement of noncompete agreements with employees who earn less than the salary threshold.
Washington has become the fifth state to ban the use of all employee noncompetition agreements, making all such agreements void and unenforceable.
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed new laws involving employee microchips, domestic workers, wage-theft penalties and more.
The FTC has dropped its appeal of a district court's nationwide injunction halting a federal rule that would have banned nearly all noncompete agreements.
Florida's new CHOICE Act boosts protections in favor of employers for noncompete and "garden leave" agreements of up to four years.
Wyoming will become the fifth state to ban the use of noncompete agreements, starting July 1, 2025.
Seven states have increased the compensation threshold in 2025 that employers must meet for employees who are subject to a noncompete agreement.
A Texas federal district court in Texas has permanently blocked the FTC's final rule banning noncompete agreements.
News: Guidance for HR on the use of noncompete agreements to prevent employees from competing with the employer.