A New Day for Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, & Confidentiality Agreements

The law that governs agreements to protect against unfair competition is rapidly evolving, both in Colorado and on a federal level. These changes will have a dramatic impact on employers in Colorado who use agreements that contain non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality clauses.

Our attorneys discussed the adjustments businesses need to make to comply with the laws and avoid drawing scrutiny from federal authorities. The discussion touched on the following areas.

• Colorado’s new non-competition law
  • Substantive changes
  • Procedural changes
  • Penalties and damages
• What employers need to do now
  • Employee benefits plans
  • Employment agreements
  • Sales of business