Noncompete Update

Lawsuit alleges former nurse recruiter stole candidate database after loading computer sharing software National Staffing Solutions has filed an unusual data theft lawsuit in Florida (Complaint attached). While data theft cases are not uncommon, it is rare to see one that seems to fit the requirements for relief under the

Inside job yields a $5,061,444 damage award - ruling pending on $2,503,457 attorneys' fee claim I see a big one like this every couple of years. The largest damage awards in unfair competition cases usually involve some form of trade secret misappropriation, and this one is

Last year I wrote a story about a huge damage award in a staffing firm noncompete case.  Specifically, on September 15, 2022, a Texas Federal Judge ruled that international legal search recruiter Evan P. Jowers is liable to his former employer for misappropriating trade secrets and violating his non-competition agreement.

Don't forget contracts of temporary workers and independent contractors (and employee handbooks) As I reported in my last post, Minnesota has banned non-compete agreements prospectively, effective July 1, 2023. This means that agreements signed on or after that date must not contain provisions that prevent employees and independent contractor workers

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz just signed a law banning noncompete agreements in the state. Unlike restrictions in some other states, the ban is not limited in scope to certain wage groups or occupations. It is universal, the only exception applying to business owners when the business is sold.