Paul Peter Nicolai Mar 52 min readSelling Stockholder’s Non-Compete InvalidatedA Delaware court of Chancery invalidated a non-compete entered into as part of a business sale. The court held that the restrictive...
Paul Peter Nicolai Sep 12, 20233 min readPennsylvania Supreme Court Says “No-Hire” Provision UnenforceableThe Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided a no-hire provision between competing businesses void as a matter of public policy and...
Paul Peter Nicolai Jul 4, 20234 min readNLRB Opens Second Front on Non-Compete AgreementsThe NLRB has initiated a new effort to address non-compete agreements. The NLRB General Counsel has issued a policy memo expressing its...
Paul Peter Nicolai Jun 27, 20233 min readFTC Proposed Non-Compete Rule UpdateThe FTC’s proposed rule would effectively ban worker non-compete provisions by deeming them an unfair method of competition under the FTC...
Paul Peter Nicolai Oct 25, 202211 min readGarden Leave and Non-Compete ReformIn 2018, Massachusetts became the first state to provide for garden leave payments – payments to employees forced to sit out employment...