The End of Noncompetes? Anxious Clients Are Calling Their Lawyers
"I'm a defense lawyer primarily, but at the end of the day, noncompete agreements were not meant to be a tool to prevent your midlevel workers from going from Company A to Company B," employment attorney Michael Elkins said.
April 24, 2024 at 06:03 PM
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Employment LawThe original version of this story was published on New Jersey Law Journal
The Federal Trade Commission's announcement Tuesday that it adopted a rule barring employers from enforcing noncompete clauses against workers was a significant one. Although the outcome of litigation appealing the new rule is uncertain, some employment lawyers already think the days of the noncompete clause are numbered.
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