New York Questions and Answers about Non-competition

getting out of a non-compete agreement.
I have a non compete agreement working for an Executive Search Firm. I do not believe that I have any proprietary information or any "trade secrets" that need protecting. Executive Search firms are a ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 11, 2008 10:17 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Non-competition contract & courts
Do the courts in the state of NY re-draw non-competition contracts they find to be too broad so they can be enforceable or do they simply deem them void?
1 answer  |  asked Apr 2, 2007 1:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Non-compete problem
My company has been taken over and they are closing the New York office and moving select employees to Chicago. I am a VP of sales, but cannot go to Chicago because of elderly parents I must assist to...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 2, 2007 8:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Non-Compete Agreement without a Signature
My foremer employer is claiming I signed a Non-Compete agreement, yet I'm 100% certain I haven't. Is there any legal recourse my former employer can take without a signed copy of the Non-Compete agree...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 9, 2006 07:18 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Legitimate Business Interest?
I work for a consulting business. Before I started working for them, I signed a noncompete saying that I would not open a competing practice within 18 months of leaving them. The reason stated on the ...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 28, 2005 09:19 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

non compete
I currently work (in NY) for an IL company that has recently lost its "primary client". All employees of this IL company have been notified that as of year's end, when our employment agreements expire...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 28, 2002 11:28 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York