
New Kansas Law Will Presume Nonsolicitation Agreements Enforceable
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly recently signed a bill into law that deems certain nonsolicitation agreements with business owners and employees to be presumptively enforceable and not a restraint on trade. While generally consistent with existing Kansas case law, the legislation comes as many states are moving to limit or ban the use and enforceability of restrictive covenants in employment and reaffirms Kansas’s status as a relatively employer-friendly jurisdiction for the enforcement of well-tailored restrictive covenant agreements.