We previously reported on H.B. 6658, which was introduced earlier this year in the Connecticut House of Representatives.  The Connecticut Legislature passed the legislation on the last day of the legislative session.  The final text of the Act, which was enacted as Public Act No. 13-309 and will go into effect on October 1, 2013 assuming the Act is signed
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A business entity changing its form, but not its operations, will want to protect non-competition and confidentiality agreements with its employees from expiring as a result of the transaction. Because those covenants usually are viewed as non-assignable personal service contracts, they may be unenforceable by the surviving entity, absent each employee’s express consent, if the covenants are seen as pertaining solely

Continue Reading A Business Entity That Changes Its Corporate Structure Risks Expiration Of Its Employees’ Covenants-Not-To-Compete And Confidentiality Agreements