New York Non-Compete Law in 2026: What Employers Need to Know
Non-compete agreements are still enforceable in New York in 2026, but the New York State Senate passed a ban bill in June 2026 that would prohibit non-competes for workers earning less than $500,000 per year. No ban is law yet. Here is what the current reasonableness standard requires, what the pending legislation would change, and what New York employers should be doing now.