On April 24, House Bill 1219 was passed by the Florida Legislature, marking a new, even more employer-centric era for noncompete agreements and other restrictive covenants in the Sunshine State. The bill, titled “Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act,” (the Act) expands and builds on Florida’s current noncompete statute, Fla. Stat. 542.335, adding two new provisions that broaden employers’ abilities to enforce noncompete agreements in employment contracts: covered garden leave agreements and covered noncompete agreements.

Continue reading to learn more about the two new provisions in the CHOICE Act.