After heated debate between legislators and among the business community, the Utah state legislature has passed HB 251, the Post-Employment Restrictions Act. As passed, the Act prohibits “post-employment restrictive covenants” with restrictive periods longer than one year. The Act defines a “post-employment restrictive covenant” (also identified in the statute as a “covenant not to compete” … Continue Reading
UPDATE: after this post went to press, HB 251 was amended by substitution a second time and passed the House on a unanimous vote on February 24, 2016. As passed, the bill contained substantive changes to the provisions outlined in the post below. HB 251 is now headed to the Utah State Senate for consideration, … Continue Reading
