D.C. Mayor Signs Non-Compete Ban, Dramatically Alters Competitive Landscape
By EsqSocial Corporation 18/01/21
Late in December 2020, the District of Columbia Council passed legislation titled, “Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020” (the “Act”), barring the use of non-compete agreements and workplace policies that restrict D.C. employees from competing with their employers after, and even during, employment. This week, the Mayor signed the law. Barring an unlikely intervention by Congress (which has authority to review legislation passed by the D.C. Council), the law will take effect after...
By: Blank Rome LLP