Banning Bans on Competition: DC Passes Sweeping Prohibition on Non-Compete Agreements in the District
This blog was co-authored by Leigh Anne St. Charles and Kaitlin Leary. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently signed into law a new Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 for the District of Columbia. The new law, which will go into effect following a 30-day congressional review period, offers sweeping and unprecedented employee protection from restrictive workplace policies designed to prevent employees…