On May 14, 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed House Bill (HB) 2992, amending the existing non-compete statute to now require employers to provide employees with a signed, written copy of their non-competition agreements within 30 days after the termination of employment.

A three-person FINRA panel in Miami ordered Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Morgan Stanley) to pay Puerto Rico bond investors $3 million in sanctions for failure to produce documents related to the termination of a broker. 

After more than two years of negotiations, on July 24, 2019, the Chicago City Council, in a unanimous vote and with Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s support, passed the Fair Workweek Ordinance (FWO).

Earlier this month, Maine passed the Act to Promote Keeping Workers in Maine (the Act), banning non-compete agreements with employees who earn less than 400% of the federal poverty line ($49,960 per year for 2019).

On July 10, 2019, the Governor of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu, signed a bill that prohibits non-competition agreements for employees who make 200% or less of the federal minimum wage, which translates to $14.50/hour.

This month, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved an amendment to the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), which significantly broadens the scope of race discrimination claims.