Ohio Questions and Answers about Non-competition

The company I worked quit paying me (a 1099 contractor). Am I still locked in the non-compete clause
I was the regional manager for a restoration company for 1 1/2 years. We stated the insurance claim for home owners for storm damaged roofs and did the repairs. I was an independent contractor (1099) ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 18, 2012 2:10 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

non-compete of former firm when family business was client
I have a non-compete agreement and am starting a competing firm outside their geographic restriction. It states that I can not speak to anyone who was a client of my former firm. Some of the clients a...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 8, 2011 08:10 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

non-compete of former firm when family business was client
I have a non-compete agreement and am starting a competing firm outside their geographic restriction. It states that I can not speak to anyone who was a client of my former firm. Some of the clients a...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 8, 2011 08:10 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can your nursing license be revoked due to a breach of non-compete/ non-solicitation clause?
I am a Licensed Practical Nurse doing in-home nursing for an agency. When hired, I was told about a clause in which you could not work for a client for six months after leaving the company, otherwise ...
2 answers  |  asked Dec 7, 2011 5:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Does a non-compete apply to clients who decide to leave the former employer
My non-compete states that I can not sell to anyone who was a client of my former employer. A large client that was mine has called me stating that they have fired my former employer. Would the non-co...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 1, 2011 3:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

What can part-time indep contractors offer in terms of language to replace a non-competer clause?
I am being offered a temporary work assignment for 2 1/2 months as an independent contractor. I have worked for the company for 3 months via a staffing agency. The company now wants to make me a 1099 ...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 21, 2011 08:36 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Did my wife's Employer breach her non-compete agreement?
My wife signed at non-compete agreement at hiring as a Sales Rep. with base salary, comissions & expenses and related insurances including health. After 4 years, the owner of the company forced her to...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 24, 2011 05:51 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Is the non-compete clause in the contract I signed valid and enforceable
I work form home in a full-time salaried position for a research company. They also hire some peers on a project basis. They are moving into an office late this year. My husband moved out of state for...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 23, 2011 09:38 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Would NOT accepting job offer w/Non-compete prevent me from collecting current unemployment benefits
The position I accepted did not include, nor was there any mention of a non-compete agreement until I was ready to fill out the employment papers. The previous employee in this position told me that h...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 14, 2011 1:06 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Is my non-compete valid if client no longer contracts with my employer?
My non-competition agreement states that I cannot work for a client of my employer (we'll call it Client A) if I performed work for that client in the 12 months prior. If I leave my company, and Clien...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 30, 2011 7:03 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

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