In a recent decision examining Kansas non-compete law, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas partially granted a company’s motion to enjoin its former employee’s violations of the non-compete and customer non-solicitation provisions of his employment agreement. The decision, in the matter of Servi Tech, Inc. v. Olson, highlights a number
Nevada’s All-New Non-Compete Statute
Once again, Nevada has re-written the landscape the law regarding enforcement of post-employment non-competition agreements. Please see the article posted on our website, written by Elayna J. Youchah and Joshua A. Sliker of our Las Vegas office. They analyze Assembly Bill 276, amending Chapter 613 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, signed into law by
Nebraska Court Enforces Forum Selection Clause
Nebraska’s legal history on the enforceability of non-compete agreements is usually a surprise for employers who view Nebraska as pro-business. Nebraska courts routinely invalidate employee non-compete agreements that venture beyond restricting the employee from doing business with and soliciting customers with whom that employee did business and had personal contact. If there is a non-compete
Texas Pre-Suit Discovery – Obligations Under Unusual Procedure Clarified
Although most employers are very familiar with the usual discovery process of litigation, they may not be as familiar with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure’s Rule 202, which concerns pre-suit depositions. Rule 202 can be used, for example, by an employer who wants to learn more about a former employee’s activities before commencing a
What Does it Mean to “Modify” an Unenforceable Non-Competition Covenant Under Georgia’s Restrictive Covenants Act?
Although Georgia’s Restrictive Covenants Act has been on the books since the spring of 2011, no judge has decided the exact scope of Georgia courts’ blue-penciling abilities – until now. In a case of first impression, Judge Thrash of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, in LifeBrite Laboratories, LLC v.
Selective Enforcement Not A Viable Defense to Non-Competition Agreements Under Ohio Law
Employers sometimes worry whether seeking to enforce their non-competes in some circumstances but not others might preclude enforcement altogether in the future. Not so, says one court. Applying Ohio law, the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, in GCA Services v. ParCou, held in a discovery ruling that information regarding
White House Continues Attack on Non-Compete Agreements
The assault on non-compete agreements has continued in a significant way, as outlined in our web article, White House Continues Attack on Non-Compete Agreements. The latest White House document, coupled with prior reports from the White House and Treasury Department, as well as actions initiated by the Attorney General of New York and the Attorney
Non-Solicitation Agreement Enforced in Wisconsin
There are so many stories about restrictive covenants being unenforceable in Wisconsin that it is refreshing to see a case where a restrictive covenant is enforced – especially at the preliminary injunction stage. This week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin granted a preliminary injunction in favor of BMO Harris Bank,
Illinois Statute Bars Non-Competes For Low-Wage Workers
Illinois has a new non-compete statute that bans the use of non-compete agreements with “low-wage” employees.
Peter Bulmer in our Chicago office has written this article on the Jackson Lewis website analyzing the new law, which takes effect January 1, 2017, and explaining the context which led to its enactment: Illinois Freedom to Work Act:
Joint B-School/Law School Study Sheds Empirical Light on Use of Non-Competes in CEO Contracts
A recent study by three business and law school professors analyzed a random sample of 1,000 CEO employment contracts for 500 American companies over a seventeen year time span. The study determined how often the contracts included non-competes, whether the use of non-competes has increased over time, whether the use of non-competes is correlated to