Gym chain Equinox settles for violating DC’s ban on employee noncompete contracts

Gym chain Equinox settles for violating DC’s ban on employee noncompete contracts

High-end fitness chain Equinox will pay almost $100,000 to settle allegations it violated the D.C.’s three-year-old ban on noncompete contracts. New York-based Equinox has 300 clubs in cities across the U.S., including three in D.C. D.C. passed a law in 2022 that bars companies doing business in the District from requiring most employees to sign noncompete agreements. “Noncompete agreements harm District workers and businesses across industries …