Effective July 1, new legislation will take effect in Virginia imposing further restrictions on the use of covenants not to compete and prohibiting their use for employees who are eligible to receive ...

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...

In nearly every business transaction, some degree of confidential information is exchanged. Whether it involves financial data, a client list, proprietary code or strategic plans, that information ...

The FTC’s proposed ban on most non-compete agreements, currently stalled by an injunction, shifts toward greater employee mobility, urging entrepreneurs to rely on alternative legal tools and strong ...

Most states allow at-will employment, which means employees can leave at any time to pursue other opportunities. But what happens if those opportunities directly compete with your business? One way to ...

A lawsuit was filed on bahalf of a former trader seeking a declaration that TD Securities’ non-compete is enforceable, void or otherwise inapplicable, alleging that the agreement covers too much ...

Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) has amended its non-competition pact with CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) ahead of an impending merger between CSC and Hewlett Packard Enterprise‘s (NYSE: HPE) enterprise ...

As the war for talent and clients' wallet share gets more heated, it's hardly surprising to see messy breakups play out between advisors and their former firms – even in the pro-independent RIA space.