Litigation Over Non-Compete Agreements on the Rise

A recent article in Lawyer USA discusses how litigation over noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements has been on the rise in recent years. Currently, when employers’ most valuable assets are their people and ideas, and the spread of technology has lead to increased concerns regarding theft of confidential information, employers have dramatically stepped up their use of noncompetition agreements to limit what departing employees can do.

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