{"id":2634,"date":"2026-03-30T13:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/?p=2634"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:11:33","slug":"virginia-restricts-non-competes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/2026\/03\/30\/virginia-restricts-non-competes\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Restricts Non-Competes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SB 170 will void employee non-competes for workers who are laid off without severance or other compensation. According to the bill, this will apply to all involuntary terminations, except in \u201cfor-cause\u201d terminations. These restrictions would apply to all non-compete agreements signed on or after July 1, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many employers incorporate non-compete agreements into their new hire process for certain employees, but they may not provide severance if the employee is terminated. Under the new law, non-competes that were entered into pre-hire or during employment will not be enforceable against the terminated employee unless they receive severance or other compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill, which passed both the state Senate and the House of Representatives, is now headed to Governor Abigail Spanberger and expected to be signed into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fisher & Phillips LLP:<\/em>
Virginia Takes Another Step to Restrict Non-Competes: A 5-Step Action Plan for Employers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SB 170 will void employee non-competes for workers who are laid off without severance or other compensation. According to the bill, this will apply to all involuntary terminations, except in \u201cfor-cause\u201d terminations. These restrictions would apply to all non-compete agreements signed on or after July 1, 2026.  Many employers incorporate non-compete agreements into their new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1003,"featured_media":1680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sns_share_botton_hide":"","vkExUnit_sns_title":"","_vk_print_noindex":"","sitemap_hide":"","_veu_custom_css":"","veu_display_promotion_alert":"common","vkexunit_cta_each_option":"","header_top_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[375,138],"class_list":["post-2634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal","tag-non-competes","tag-virginia"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t