"Employers should remain mindful that the notice requirement does not apply to the Rule's enumerated exceptions. That is, employers do not need to deliver notice to workers [1] who are considered highly compensated senior executives (as defined in the Rule) with existing noncompetes or [2] entered into a noncompete pursuant to the bona-fide sale of a business. Employers likewise do not need to deliver notice to a worker in a situation where causes of action related to an existing noncompete accrued before the final rule."  MORE >>