Despite a concerted push by a broad coalition of employee advocates and our repeated endorsement, the General Assembly in 2023 yet again failed to enact meaningful reform of the Connecticut law of covenants not to non-compete. Hope springs eternal, and we of course hope 2024 will be different. In the meantime, though, we propose a more modest change that is likely to resonate with a broader constituency in our Legislature.

One of the many problems plaguing non-competes and other one-sided employment contracts, including many separation and settlement agreements, is the dispute resolution procedures they mandate. Almost as a matter of course, these contracts include some version of the following clause: