Restrictive Covenants

New and Updated

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Rhode Island Earnings Threshold for Noncompete Enforceability Increases

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Maine Earnings Threshold for Noncompete Enforceability Increases

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Oregon Earnings Threshold for Noncompete Enforceability Increases

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Colorado Earnings Thresholds for Noncompete Enforceability Increases

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  District of Columbia Earnings Thresholds for Noncompete Enforceability Increases

• Date:

  January 8, 2026

  Type:

  Editor's Choice

  New Year, New Compliance Requirements: See What's in Store for Employers in 2026

  Updated to reflect amended Oregon paid family and medical leave rules and amended Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, paid sick leave guidance.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employment Contracts and Restrictive Covenants: New York

  Updated to reflect law prohibiting stay-or-pay contract terms in employment contracts, effective December 19, 2025. 

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employment Contracts and Restrictive Covenants: Illinois

  Updated to reflect amendments to the Workplace Transparency Act and the Digital Voice and Likeness Protection Act, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: Delaware

  Updated to reflect retaliation protections under the Healthy Delaware Families Act, effective January 1, 2026. 

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employment Contracts and Restrictive Covenants: California

  Updated to reflect law prohibiting stay-or-pay contract terms in employment contracts, effective January 1, 2026.