James S Yu

James S Yu

December 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Gov. Hochul Vetoes Legislative Ban on Non-Competes in New York… For Now

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that she would not sign Bill S3100A. The bill would have prospectively banned all post-employment noncompetition agreements, and make New York just the fifth state in the nation to legislate such a ban. Thus, for now, New York stands against the tide of a nationwide trend toward curtailing the use of non-competes.

By Jeremy A. Cohen and James S. Yu

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