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On Christmas morning, I woke up early and tiptoed downstairs to see if Santa brought any gifts. To my surprise, I discovered a gleaming crystal ball waiting for me under the tree. I asked for lottery numbers and stock tips, but the crystal ball stayed silent. Was it busted? Had I been on Santa’s naughty list?
In desperation, I cradled the ball, peered deeply into its vast emptiness and asked the deepest and most important of all questions: “What’s in store for employment law in 2024?”
Light emanated from the sphere and the future opened up before my eyes. I saw wonderful and terrible things. Many tears were shed.
I’ll admit that I’m still learning how to use this new power, so some of the things that I saw are still a bit hazy. But at the risk of getting some predictions wrong, here’s what I see happening in 2024:
Revised New York State non-compete ban
The first image I saw was one of New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signing an updated ban on non-competition agreements. As you may recall, in late December 2023, the Governor vetoed a bill that would have essentially banned all non-competition restrictions, even in connection with the sale of a business. Despite this 2023 veto, my crystal ball showed a flickering image of an updated ban, still far-reaching, but containing exemptions for certain highly compensated employees (think multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars annually) and in connection with the sale of a business. It’s a little hazy,...
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