Staffer Waits Out Noncompete - Gets Sued Anyway

Florida case follows lawsuit in Maryland (This story is a follow-up to a July 22, 2025, report in Staffing Legal News.) TEKsystems has escalated its legal battle against Highspring LLC (dba Vaco by Highspring) by filing a new lawsuit in Florida. The initial Maryland action seeks to enforce non-compete agreements

TEKsystems has filed a lawsuit against three former employees now working at rival Vaco (recently rebranded as Highspring), accusing them of breaching their restrictive covenants.

It is not unusual for someone to undertake work on the side these days, but a lawsuit just filed in New Hampshire portrays an extreme example.

Allegations include misappropriation of client and candidate data and breach of duty of loyalty On April 3, 2025, staffing giant Robert Half, Inc. filed a federal noncompete lawsuit (Complaint attached below) against the former Senior Vice President and Practice Director of its Wall Street Finance and Accounting division. In the

On Tuesday, August 20, a Texas federal court issued a national injunction preventing enforcement of the FTC's rule banning noncompete agreements. The court's ruling is attached below. This outcome was predicted here when the rule became effective in April: FTC Ban on Noncompete Agreements Not Likely