No compete POLICY
I am a systems engineer, and was hired by a company to start as a network admin in a 5 day notice. I was told We had a contract with this comapny, and if it ran out we would move to another company we manage. I quit my 1st job on a wednesday, started the 2nd on Monday.
I was told after my hire to sign a NON compete POLICY. Also I was told during the first month of work that our contract was not to be renewed, and we will be laided off. I have worked here for only 52 days.
The company that contracted us wants to hire me???
I think that I should be able to do this??
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non-compete agreements
Non-compete agreements are generally legal in Massachusetts. Whether your agreement prohibits you from going to work for the contrator company depends on whether you signed the non-compete agreement and whether the language of the agreement prohibits such employment. You may also want to explore a misrepresentation claim against your current employer. If an employer induces an employee to change jobs promising long-term employment, and, at the same time knows that it will not provide long term employment, under certain circumstances, the employee may have a claim for misrepresentation. I would advise you to consult with an attorney on these issues.
posted by Judith Miller | Jul 29, 2003 11:36 AM [EST]
Non-compete agreements are generally legal in Massachusetts. Whether your agreement prohibits you from going to work for the contrator company depends on whether you signed the non-compete agreement and whether the language of the agreement prohibits such employment. You may also want to explore a misrepresentation claim against your current employer. If an employer induces an employee to change jobs promising long-term employment, and, at the same time knows that it will not provide long term employment, under certain circumstances, the employee may have a claim for misrepresentation. I would advise you to consult with an attorney on these issues.
posted by Judith Miller | Jul 29, 2003 11:36 AM [EST]
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