All Questions and Answers about Non-competition

time limit on non-compete
I have read several articles which say that legal precedent in Ohio limits non-competes to "six months or time of engagement," whichever is shorter. I can not find any instances where judges/arbitrato...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 16, 2011 7:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Employee No-Hire Clause
I work for a Company A which is the one that pays me, but I am assign to a Company B which is the place where I do all the work. In my contract there is a No-Hire clause. Now the Company A lost the ou...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 16, 2011 1:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to Connecticut

If the current employer has "stifled" my career, not allowing for raises, growth opportunities, etc,
I am a senior manager, Director of Operations, for my organization. They were going out of business when I arrived, and we have experienced 62% growth since my arrival. I have asked repeatedly for a r...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 16, 2011 09:37 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Does a revised (not signed) non compete clause void an old (signed) one?
I signed a non compete clause in 2007. In the fall of 2010 they revised their handbook and came out with a new non compete clause. I did not sign that one. I would like to know if that old one is void...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 16, 2011 08:51 AM [EST]  |  applies to Wisconsin

Employee
Hello, I had an employee that worked as my assistant. He had no office experience until I took him in. Because of my big heart I co signed a car for him and bought him all kinds of gifts because he wa...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 15, 2011 4:38 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Are the following statements enforceable in my case?
I signed the following non-compete agreement(NCA), while accepting employment. I had been out of work for 11 months, so I had to accept this. • Can my employer include "customer" in the NCA? • Als...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 8, 2011 4:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

How long are non compete clauses valid?
I was fired in September 2010 after three months of working in staffing assistant/sales role at an agency here in Columbus. For the first two months I assisted with filling job orders and contacting t...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 7, 2011 08:17 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Are restrictive covenants enforceable two years after the expiration of contract?
I am a dental associate without any stake in profit sharing or ownership within the practice. My most recent employment contract included a restrictive covenant to not compete within a ten mile radius...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 5, 2011 09:03 AM [EST]  |  applies to Connecticut

My employer changed my benefits after I signed a noncompete? Is this legal?
Hello- My employment contract states that my employer will fund a HealthSavings Account, which is tied to the company's health benefit plan. The contract has a non-compete clause which kicks in after ...
2 answers  |  asked Jan 26, 2011 2:59 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

A company tutor wishing to go private
I work as an independent contractor/tutor in LA for a tutoring company. The company is headquartered in Wyoming and the local office is in Lancaster. [I tutor in students' homes.] I recently learned t...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 25, 2011 8:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to California