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Wall Street Journal Notes Growing Clouds Over Restrictive Covenants
Harriett Torrey of the Wall Street Journal wrote on Monday of this week that there is a growing backlash against employers getting in the way of workers quitting jobs for better offers and to secure a better living. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Confidentiality, Restrictive Covenant
| Tagged California, Hawaii, New Hampshire, Non Compete, Non Competition, Non-Competition Agreement, Non-Solicitation Agreement, Oklahoma, Restrictions, Utah, Wall Street Journal, WSJ
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Employee Non-Solicitation Agreements Are Shot Down Once Again in California
In November 2018, the California Court of Appeal in AMN Healthcare v. Aya Healthcare Services Inc. called into question the validity of employee non-solicitation agreements that prevent employees from soliciting and encouraging their former colleagues to come join them at … Continue reading
Posted in California, Hiring, Restrictive Covenant, Trade Secrets
| Tagged California Court of Appeal, Covenant, Non Compete, Non Competition, Non-Solicitation Agreement
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Snell & Wilmer Secures Appellate Victory Enforcing Restrictive Covenants for First American Title
On October 9, 2018, attorneys from Snell & Wilmer’s Salt Lake City Labor & Employment Group secured a final victory for First American Title Company and First American Title Company LLC by way of a unanimous opinion from the U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Confidentiality, Snell & Wilmer, Utah
| Tagged Confidentiality, Litigation, Non-Competition Agreement, Non-Solicitation Agreement, Tenth Circuit
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California Court of Appeal Finds Employee Non-Solicitation Agreement Unenforceable
Previously, agreements prohibiting former employees from soliciting a former employer’s employees were generally considered enforceable, so long as they had reasonable terms. Earlier this month, however, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision, AMN Healthcare v. Aya Healthcare Services … Continue reading