{"id":148546,"date":"2026-04-10T08:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/10\/washington-state-bans-noncompetes-adding-to-nationwide-patchwork\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:40:29","slug":"washington-state-bans-noncompetes-adding-to-nationwide-patchwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/10\/washington-state-bans-noncompetes-adding-to-nationwide-patchwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington State Bans Noncompetes, Adding to Nationwide Patchwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Employers have plenty of spadework to do before the law kicks in in June 2027.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/953628647\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" 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