Six months ago, in July 2025, we published a blog post providing a brief history of noncompete agreements in the United States; describing the current status of federal restrictions on noncompetes; ...

Pending expected approval from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act (summary available here) is expected to go ...

The Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act became law on July 3, 2025, expanding employers’ rights in enforcing non-compete and garden leave ...

Florida's CHOICE Act, effective July 1, 2025, reshapes the way restrictive employment agreements are enforced in the state. It strengthens protections for businesses by expanding when and how ...

Already one of the most employer-friendly states in the country for the enforcement of restrictive covenant agreements, the CHOICE Act expands upon Florida’s existing statutory scheme to create even ...

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“We think that the CHOICE Act is going to be ripe for litigation for some time,” said Justin Beyer, a partner at Saul Ewing. Florida courts soon could see a plethora of challenges to a new state law ...

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Trump cited the alleged "stealing" of Mar-a-Lago spa workers by Epstein as a reason for their estrangement. Florida's new CHOICE Act strengthens non-compete agreements, potentially impacting employee ...

Companies in Florida may want to revise noncompete agreements made with highly compensated employees to take advantage of provisions in Florida’s new noncompete law, which took effect July 1. The ...