Following his election, President Biden issued “The Biden Plan for Strengthening Worker Organizing, Collective Bargaining and Unions,” in which he promised to work with Congress to “eliminate all non-compete agreements” with very limited exceptions. While a bipartisan bill, the Workforce Mobility Act of 2021, was introduced in Congress, it died in committee. On a parallel […]
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The state-by-state non-compete reform movement keeps rolling – this time in the state of Illinois. Effective January 1, 2022, the Illinois Freedom to Work Act has dramatically changed the landscape for employers in that state who desire to use non-compete agreements with their employees. In a marked departure from most other states enacting reform measures, […]
In December 2020, the District of Columbia Council passed and in January 2021, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed legislation entitled the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “DC Act”). While the effective date of the Act was delayed due to other provisions in the legislation, it appears that it is likely to take […]