Brown, Goldstein & Levy partner Greg Care was recently interviewed by Bloomberg Law on how states have been navigating legislation after a federal judge’s ruling blocked the United States Federal Trade Commission’s nationwide ban on non-compete agreements.
As an employment lawyer working with clients in the healthcare field, Greg has been monitoring the status of non-compete bans in different states and analyzing court decisions around non-competes in a blog series for BGL. In his interview with Bloomberg Law, Greg spoke to the trends he expects to see from policymakers at a state level as the interest in limiting non-competes has been growing in recent times, specifically in the healthcare field.
In conversation with reporter Celine Castronuovo, Greg said that the Loper Bright ruling “signals the Supreme Court may not view the FTC’s rule favorably, putting more pressure on states to address noncompetes.”
“I wouldn’t be surprised if legislators and policymakers [in states] took from this the lesson that if they want to get something done, they need to do it themselves,” he added.
This sentiment proved true in Maryland, when days after the FTC finalized its noncompete rule, Governor Wes Moore signed new bipartisan legislation into law, banning non-compete agreements for health-care professionals in the state with a total annual compensation of $350,000 or less, and limiting non-competes for those with incomes above that threshold.
Read the full Bloomberg Law article here.
You can also read blogs from Greg on legal developments impacting employment law here.
ABOUT GREG CARE
For years, Greg has counseled and advocated for students in higher education when preparing for their academic and professional futures. The protection of employees’ and students’ rights remains a priority for him. Greg represents his clients in a diverse array of civil litigation and appeals, including a variety of employment matters, academic discipline disputes and cases to vindicate the rights of persons with disabilities to pursue independent lives. In every case, Greg tailors his approach to each client’s particular situation and goals to achieve the best possible result in the given circumstances – there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution to the unique factors in each case. Learn more about Greg here.
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