Update on Non-Competes and Other Ways to Protect Your Practice 


Original Air Date:  November 20, 2024

CEU offered: None. A Certificate of Completion will be provided. 

Webinar Duration: 60 minutes

CE Instructors:

  • Matthew Korn
  • Jonathan Crook


Abstract:

Fisher Phillips partners Matthew Korn and Jonathan Crook will present on the current legal status of non-compete agreements and other contract provisions that can protect your confidential information and key relationships.

From the Federal Trade Commission to the National Labor Relations Board and the state laws in between, these important contracts are under unprecedented scrutiny.

Matthew and Jonathan will discuss the current legal and political landscape for these agreements, best practices for using them, and the practical considerations for hiring and terminating employees who may be subject to restrictive covenants.

If you’re currently using, considering using, or hiring someone subject to a non-compete or other employment agreement, you don’t want to miss this webinar!



Instructor(s)

Esq Matthew Korn

Matthew Korn is a partner in the firm’s Columbia office, representing and advising employers in all areas of employment, labor, and health and safety law. Matthew focuses his practice on defending employers across the country in complex class and collective action litigation, primarily involving wage and hour issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage and hour laws, mass layoffs, and plant closings under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), and background check documentation under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Matthew has substantial experience working with employers in many industries, including the hospitality and restaurant, construction and heavy equipment, mining, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and manufacturing industries. While in law school, Matthew served as a judicial intern for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission and as Managing Editor of the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy. As recognition for his exemplary work, Matthew was a recipient of the William J. Curtin Endowed Scholarship in Labor Relations.