New Ban on Noncompete Agreements: What Employers Need to Know
Summary
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has introduced a new rule to ban employers from imposing noncompete agreements on employees. With nearly half of private-sector businesses requiring some sort of non-compete clause, employers need to understand how these changes impact current and future contracts with employees.
In this 90-minute event, we’ll take a close look at what this new rule will mean to employment, plus other options available to employers when creating employment contacts. Join us to discover:
- FTC’s new national noncompete ban
- Non-completion laws under state statutory and common law
- How noncompete agreements work and why employers use them
- When a non-compete is and isn’t enforceable
- Alternative employment-contract provisions available to employers
Program Highlights
FTC’s New Noncompete Regulations
- Clear explanation of the FTC’s rule changes
- When the new rule is expected to take effect
- Key impacts on employment practices & hiring
Understanding Noncompete Agreements & Enforcement
- What non-competes typically prohibit from employees
- Why so many employers choose to use a noncompete clause
- When courts will enforce noncompete agreements
- Which states currently outlaw non-competes
Alternatives to Non-competes Available to Employers
- No-solicitation agreements
- Confidentiality (NDA) agreements
- Sample policies
- No-poaching agreements
Question & Answer Session – Have your specific questions answered
About the Speaker
Dr. Jim Castagnera holds an M.A. in Journalism from Kent State University, and a J.D. and Ph.D. (American Studies) from Case Western Reserve University. He worked 10 years as a labor, employment, and intellectual-property attorney with Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr and 23 years as associate provost & legal counsel for academic affairs at Rider University, where in 2018 he received the university’s highest annual award for distinguished service. He also did stints as a full-time law professor at UT-Austin and Widener University Law School.
Having retired from Rider in 2019, he is engaged in a portfolio of activities: President of Dr. Jim’s One-Stop HR Shop, a full-service HR law and compliance company; Partner with Portum Group International LLC, a data-privacy & compliance-consulting firm; Of Counsel to the Wilftek law firm; an Adjunct Professor of Law in the Kline School of Law at Drexel University, and an arbitrator for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Program Benefits
In this compliance-based, 90-minute event we will cover the FTC’s noncompete ban, what this means to employers, and other options organizations can use.
If you'd like this program customized for your organization, call us at 1-800-964-6033.
We're certain we can fulfill your training needs, while making it fit in your budget!
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New Ban on Noncompete Agreements: What Employers Need to Know
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