Many non-competes will prohibit a former employee from competing with in a certain defined radius. Drawing a circle and declaring…
You got to love the name Muckenfuss, as in the South Carolina Court of Appeals’ opinion in Carolina Chemical Equipment…
Beat Your Non-Compete Bottom Line: If you signed a non-compete after you started your job but all you got in return was to keep your current job, then it is not enforceable. However, if you get a raise or a promotion, then it is a different ball game; most likely, these will suffice to bind you to your non-compete.
The law is titled “An Act to Prohibit Restrictive Employment Covenants.” The bill would render unenforceable “any written or oral…
Recently, I joined a lawyer message board on LinkedIn called, Non-Compete Lawyers. It appears that many represent those seeking to…
As previously discussed, the most basic requirement of an enforceable non-compete is that it be “reasonably limited in its operation…
Most employers overreach: They don’t want competitors, period. So, when given a chance to draft a non-compete, they want it…
I have found myself explaining to prospective clients more and more: “Even if you win, you lose.” The cost of…
My son just took my old laptop and replaced the Windows XP operating system with Ubuntu, a Linux operating system.…
In Stonhard, my clients worked for a commercial and industrial flooring company: A multi-national corporation. My clients generated less than…