July 9, 2021, Executive Order EO issued by President Joe Biden did not change the law of restrictive covenants directly. Rather, it encouraged the Federal Trade Commission FTC to act to regulate the unfair use of non-compete clauses and other restrictive covenants.
The legal landscape is rapidly changing with regards to restrictive covenants used by employers to protect against unfair competition and solicitation by current or former employees..
Many employers in Massachusetts use non-competes to protect their intellectual property. Non-compete agreements may be overly broad for that narrow purpose but their virtue is that it.
Many employers in Massachusetts use non-competes to protect their intellectual property. Non-compete agreements may be overly broad for that narrow purpose but their virtue is that it.