Aaron P. Sayers
Subscribe to Aaron P. Sayers's PostsAaron P. Sayers focuses his practice on employment law. Aaron has significant experience prosecuting and defending restrictive covenant matters and has broad employment law experience. Read Aaron Sayers' full bio.
FTC Final Noncompete Rule: Game Plan Checklist
By Andrew Liazos, Brian Mead, Heidi J. Steele and Aaron P. Sayers on Jul 16, 2024
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment
With the Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule that would ban noncompetes nationwide set to go into effect on September 4, 2024, assuming pending litigation doesn’t cause any delays, employers should begin planning now to address any potential compliance concerns. Legal and human resources teams will need to consider the impact of the Final Rule on...
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Washington State Further Restricts Noncompetition Agreements
By Brian Mead, Aaron P. Sayers and Henry A. Leaman on Jun 12, 2024
Posted In Employment, Labor
The state of Washington has placed additional restrictions on the use of noncompetition agreements. Readers may be familiar with the Federal Trade Commission’s latest noncompete rule, which goes into effect on September 4, 2024. While that federal regulation is currently being challenged in court, Washington’s rule has already gone into effect. Read more here.
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Restrictive Covenants Evolve from Common Law to Statutory Regulation: The 2022 Watershed
By Brian Mead and Aaron P. Sayers on Apr 19, 2022
Posted In Employment, Executive Compensation, Labor
Restrictive covenants were once the exclusive province of the courts in each state. That is no longer the case. Although case law still governs restrictive covenants, states also are enacting restrictive covenants statutes. Today, 30 states (including Washington, DC) have laws affecting restrictive covenants. Unlike state statutes regulating trade secrets (which largely follow the Uniform...
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What to Know Before Enforcing a Nicotine-Free Workplace
By Aaron P. Sayers, Erin Steele and Jacob Mattinson on Feb 11, 2020
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment, Health and Welfare Plans, Labor
Certain employers might prefer to avoid hiring nicotine users: smokers, dippers and vapers alike. U-Haul International Inc. is doing so, with a policy that went into effect on February 1. Thus, this is an opportune moment to examine why employers might consider doing likewise, the legal ramifications of such policies and the alternatives for encouraging...
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