Political winds disfavoring non-compete agreements for low wage and rank-and-file workers continue to blow, and appear to be picking up speed.
On October 25, 2016, the White House took the unusual step of issuing a “Call to Action” to states regarding non-compete agreements, as part of the President’s initiative to stoke competition across the economy. Calling non-competes an “institutional factor that has the potential to hold back wages and entrepreneurship,” the Call to Action seeks to reduce the misuse of non-compete agreements nationwide.
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Recent Updates
- Health Care Non-Competes: 2025
- Wyoming Joins the List of States Banning Some Noncompete Agreements
- Arkansas Prohibits Noncompetes for Physicians
- New York State Proposes Bill to Ban Noncompetes Except for Highly Compensated Workers and in Sales of Businesses
- Texas Joins List of Legislatures Seeking to Ban Noncompete Agreements