Asked to sign a non compete after leaving job
My ex employer spoke of having a non compete agreement drawn up while I was working for him, but never did. Now that I have resigned and opened my own business, he wants me to sign one. Is this legal?
1 answer | asked Jun 24, 2004 1:41 PM [EST] | applies to New York
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There is nothing in the law that would stop a former employer from asking a former employee to sign a non-compete agreement. However, there is also nothing requiring the former employee to sign the non-compete.
A former employer might sue the former employee, even without a signed non-compete, claiming that the former employee stole propriety information, but that would be a very difficult claim to win.
posted by David M. Lira | Jun 25, 2004 08:45 AM [EST]
There is nothing in the law that would stop a former employer from asking a former employee to sign a non-compete agreement. However, there is also nothing requiring the former employee to sign the non-compete.
A former employer might sue the former employee, even without a signed non-compete, claiming that the former employee stole propriety information, but that would be a very difficult claim to win.
posted by David M. Lira | Jun 25, 2004 08:45 AM [EST]
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