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FTC Intends to Ban Noncompete Agreements

Date:

January 5, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission estimated that banning noncompete agreements would increase workers' total earnings by $250 to $296 billion per year.
DC Implements Its Long-Delayed Noncompete Ban After Making Amendments

Date:

September 29, 2022

The District of Columbia will implement its restrictions against the use of noncompete agreements beginning October 1, following delays to allow for amendments to be enacted.
Colorado Enacts Criminal Penalties for Restrictive Covenants Violations

Date:

January 11, 2022

Employers in Colorado who require an employee to enter into an unlawful noncompete agreement soon may be subject to criminal penalties.
Illinois Enacts Extensive Changes to Its Noncompete Agreements Law

Date:

August 18, 2021

Changes to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act set criteria that must be met for a noncompete agreement to be valid and enforceable, and impose stricter limits on which employees may be subject to such an agreement.
Biden EO Calls for Limit or Ban on Noncompete Agreements

Date:

July 12, 2021

President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order on July 9 encouraging the Federal Trade Commission to use its rulemaking authority to ban or limit the use of unfair noncompete agreements.

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