In the recently enacted Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality and Economic Growth Act (the “CHOICE Act”), Florida – which was already an employer-friendly state – inaugurated an even more pro-employer framework governing non-compete agreements for covered workers.
By amending its statute governing non-compete agreements, Florida hopes to encourage companies to invest in Florida; however, companies can anticipate clashes between Florida law and the more employee-friendly laws of other states. That will likely be true for both out-of-state workers employed by Florida companies and out-of-state companies with workers in Florida. Our article analyzes these challenges, as well as the impact of the new law on companies and workers when both are based in Florida.