A proposed ban on non-compete clauses for most workers was one of the budget's rare surprises, which wasn't flagged until an official leak within a few hours of Jim Chalmers getting up to deliver his ...

Courts in New Hampshire have long been critical of employers’ use of “non-compete” agreements to restrict competition with former employees who depart to work for a competitor. Such agreements ...

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule that would ban the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts. Companies would also be forced to inform current employees that any ...

A non-compete clause (often NCC), or covenant not to compete (CNC), is a term used in contract law under which one party (usually an employee) agrees not to enter into or start a similar profession or ...

The competition for jobs is fierce and companies are desperate to keep their best talent from leaving for its competitors. Restrictions around non-compete agreements are rapidly changing. Within the ...

A small business owner formulates his business strategy in part based on retaining and expanding his company base and in part on the strategy of his company's competitors. The business owner obtains ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Tim Madden Signing a ...

Strategy lessons from TaoBao’s defeat of eBay in China. In an era driven by network effects, smaller players struggle to compete against bigger platforms. The trick to gaining ground on a much larger ...