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Second Circuit: No Injunction for Expired Restrictive Covenants

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Wage & Hour

Back in June, I talked about a new district court case on restrictive covenants.  My law partner, Joshua Hawks-Ladds, follows up today with results of the appeal. For employers who have a non-compete agreement, this decision emphasizes the need to seek an injunction quickly to protect the employer’s interests. Let’s say that you, as an… Continue Reading

For a Breach of Restrictive Covenant, Court Says No To Extending Duration As Remedy

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Litigation

Suppose a former employee has breached your company’s covenant not to compete after she left employment.  Are you, the employer, entitled to get the non-compete period extended as a remedy for the breach? Great question. And one that differs depending on the state. A federal court in Connecticut (Aladdin Capital Holdings, LLC v. Donoyan) looked… Continue Reading

Court Holds that Anti-Solicitation Provision of Former Employee Not Violated “Indirectly” By New Employer

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

  My colleague, Jonathan Orleans, chips in this week with a guest post on a recent Connecticut case about some of the restrictions that employers try to place on departing employees: Post-employment covenants not to compete and not to solicit frequently include language that prohibits the former employee from “directly or indirectly” engaging in certain… Continue Reading

Free Webinar on Restrictive Covenants and What Employers Need to Know Now

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Have you taken steps to prevent your business from walking out the door? That issue — and the overall use of restrictive covenants will be the subject of today’s free webinar at noon. You can sign up here.  Our monthly webinar series (after taking the holiday period off) runs on the second Wednesday of each month. … Continue Reading