All Questions and Answers about Non-competition

Do you have to sign a non compete after you have been employed with out one signed for 20 years?
My employer is giving me 3 days to sign a non-compete contract. I have been employed with this company for over 20 years. I knew they had these agreements but other employees who signed them were comp...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 9, 2010 2:08 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Is my non-compete valid when I had my pay cut and benifits cut ?
I signed a non-compete with my employer after I got another job offer and gave my two weeks notice. The next day my boss called me in and offered me more money to stay,so I did. A few days later they ...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 6, 2010 9:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

can you legally be terminated for refusing to sign an "exclusive right to represent" document?
three weeks ago I was terminated from my job as a sub-contractor working on a PA state project. The project and many others are currently up for re-bid under one large state request for proposal. The ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 25, 2010 06:27 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

I signed a non compete
with a staffing firm in the Columbus area as a contract employee. I left the company at the end of the contract. I was re-hired as a full time permanent employee 5 months later, but did not sign the n...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 17, 2010 2:23 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

termination for refusal to sign non-compete not supported by consideration
I had been working for a company for about 2 years and out of no where I was aked to sign a non-compete agreement. I did a little reaserch and found out in PA a non-compete has to be supported by cons...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 30, 2010 7:05 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

I have a gym in Williamsburg, VA and will be adding trainers and need a non compete agreement.
I need a non compete agreement for my trainers. Thanks, Roxanna Wood
1 answer  |  asked Jul 26, 2010 07:59 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Can a non-compete prohibit providing non-competitive services to a former client
I was formerly part of a Big 4 firm as a Manager in the IT Audit Practice. I left on rough terms 10 months ago. My non-compete states that I cannot perform ANY work for a former client for one (1) yea...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 21, 2010 06:14 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can a non-compete be enforced for ideas that were discussed but not used?
Is it possible under PA law for a former employer to enforce a non-compete if you use ideas from that employer for a new business that was never followed through on (i.e. they internally decided to ta...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 20, 2010 10:07 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

If a previous employer sends you business is their non compete still valid?
I worked for an employer for almost 13 yrs and she made me sign a non compete 2 yrs after being there or be fired. 3 other workers and I left due to mistreatment by the employer. Since I left and went...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 20, 2010 05:42 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Is the no-compete clause valid in California?
There is no-compete clause in my severance package by my employer, and it states that I would have to abide by laws of other state, even though I work in California.
4 answers  |  asked Jun 13, 2010 11:18 PM [EST]  |  applies to California