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Employment Law Blog Name *   Email *   Phone *   Question or Comments Submit Thursday, November 7, 2019 States Look at Restricting Noncompete Agreements and Begin With Hourly and Lower Paid Employees States are acting on the dangers to hourly and lower paid workers of noncompete agreements.  Most of the proposed legislation to limit noncompete agreements is aimed at prohibiting their use for these workers.  Noncompete agreements for these employees should be unnecessary--these are employees who have no trade secret information or significant customer relationships, which are the primary reasons for noncompete agreements.  However, cases have arisen where companies seek to obtain some competitive advantage at the expense of lower paid and hourly employees.  In one case, a Seattle, Washington coffee shop sought to enforce a noncompete agreement against its former baristas. Permalink Subscribe via RSS Previous Posts New York Is Opening Up From the Coronavirus Shutdowns States Look at Restricting Noncompete Agreements and Begin With Hourly and Lower Paid Employees ERISA Arbitration is Here to Stay CALIFORNIA SHOWS THE WAY TO CONSTRAIN EMPLOYMENT ARBITRATION Marijuana and the Workplace: A New Challenge The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (“FAIR Act”) Employers Must Keep Records of Employees' Hours Leaving a job in New York and Restrictive Covenants Managers Must Give Accurate Performance Evaluations The Importance of Narrowly Drawn Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements Blog Categories Arbitration Coronavirus Covid-19 HR Issues Restrictive Covenants wage/hour Blog Links Archived Posts 2020 June New York Is Opening Up From the Coronavirus Shutdowns 2019 November States Look at Restricting Noncompete Agreements and Begin With Hourly and Lower Paid Employees ERISA Arbitration is Here to Stay October CALIFORNIA SHOWS THE WAY TO CONSTRAIN EMPLOYMENT ARBITRATION May Marijuana and the Workplace: A New Challenge March The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (“FAIR Act”) February Employers Must Keep Records of Employees' Hours Leaving a job in New York and Restrictive Covenants 2013 March New York is Cracking Down on Independent Contractors The Importance of Narrowly Drawn Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements Managers Must Give Accurate Performance Evaluations The Law Office of Ronald B. Weisenberg is located in NYC, and focuses on the needs and rights of employers and employees, Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant matters, and Commercial Litigation. His office serves New Jersey, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.