A key value driver for any business is its workforce. Businesses invest significant time and money developing and training their people and their executives. Without proper protections in place, that investment can walk right out the door if key personnel decide to strike out on their own — or join a competitor.
At the same time, many states have enacted laws that protect employees and limit what restrictive agreements can require of them. Virginia is no exception: 2026 brought some of the changes to the Commonwealth’s non-compete law in years.
Join employment attorney Deb Collins of Yeng Collins Law, PLLC for an interactive presentation on the ever-evolving law around non-competes and other restrictive covenants. Deb will walk through how Virginia’s 2026 legislative changes affect employers seeking to enter into or enforce non-competes, how employers can protect themselves when an employee is already subject to pre-existing restrictions, and how employers can otherwise safeguard their business interests going forward.
Speaker Bio: Deb Collins represents employers across the entire spectrum of employment issues, including providing day-to-day advice, negotiating contract issues, drafting policies and handbooks, conducting internal investigations, and representing clients in grievances, mediations, arbitrations, administrative proceedings, and litigation. A former criminal prosecutor and partner in a small employment law firm, Deb founded Yeng Collins Law, PLLC in Norfolk, Virginia, a boutique law firm that specializes in employment law.
Cost: Free! We will be collecting voluntary donations to a local charity!