Kansas Legislature Amends Law to Strengthen Employers’ Ability to Enforce Non-Solicit Agreements
By: John Vering and Shannon Johnson
The Kansas Legislature has amended its Restraint of Trade Act effective July 1, 2025, to create some conclusive presumptions regarding when non-solicit agreements are enforceable and to require that courts reform overly broad non-solicit agreements. These changes are contained in Senate Bill 241, which amends KSA 50-163. These amendments are both significant and very employer-friendly. However, it should be noted that this new law applies only to non-solicit agreements and not to non-compete agreements. As many of you know, a non-solicit agreement prevents an employee from soliciting customers to move their business to a new company and can prevent an employee from soliciting employees to leave their employer. A non-compete agreement is broader and prevents an employee from going to work for a competitor.
[…]