D.C.’s non-compete ban creates sea change – even for employers that don’t use non-competes or other restrictive covenants
On January 11, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the Act). The Act has significant implications for D.C. employers, even those that do not use non-competes or other restrictive covenants. Among other things, the Act:
Bans nearly all employee non-competes, whether contained in a written agreement or a workplace policy (although non-competes in effect before the Act becomes law remain enforceable).
Not only bans…