Ohio Questions and Answers about Non-competition

is a new employer liable to be sued by former employer in a non compete?
Left former employer, thought the non compete was void due to old employer shook hands, wished me well, and knew I was going to work for small competitor. 6 months later, old employer sent new employe...
1 answer  |  asked May 4, 2010 06:58 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Employer verbally waived their non-compete at a meeting with several attendie and is now retracting.
I am a nurse who brought several patients to my now former employer. During a meeting several nurses called due to having bounced paychecks and wondering if the company was in danger, we asked if we c...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 13, 2010 07:02 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Company is based in OH & I take a job in GA, noncompete is judged by OH or GA laws?
I work for a Software as a Service (SAAS)company that offers only users on their system media buying and placement. I provide consultations and media and buying services. My noncompete says that for 1...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 25, 2010 2:56 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

New job with Non-Compete Contract requirements.
I recently started a new job on a Monday w/ a new employer in the same field I was previosly in. I knew that I would have to sign a Non-Compete contract (NCC) in order to be employed by said company. ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 28, 2010 09:04 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

What concerns should I have if I don't know if I signed a non compete with Employer who fired me?
2 answers  |  asked Jan 20, 2010 08:24 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

If I signed a no compete in 99 will it still hold even though I have been treated badly for years?
I signed a no compete in 1999, for years other employees and I have been treated badly. We finally have got the courage to leave. She slanders us to other people and calls us at home and yells at us. ...
2 answers  |  asked Jan 15, 2010 5:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can a company require you to sign 2nd non-compete during continuous employment for longer duration?
I signed a non-compete with a duration of 18 months when I was hired 20 years ago. The company has changed names but not owners since then and just recently it was decided that all employees must sign...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 13, 2010 6:38 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

I have a non compete that I signed 15 years ago.
The non compete is 15 years old, I am now 63 and have been let go d/t economic considerations. I have been offered a job with a competitor. Is the non compete enforceable? Everything has changed since...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 10, 2009 06:03 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Should I sign a non-compete when I am bringing skills to the job to create new function there?
I am interviewing for a sales job. I have very specific skills in a specific sales area. I am interviewing for a new division that I would create and run at the company. My prospective employer wants ...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 22, 2009 06:27 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Reduction in compensation after non-compete signed
I signed a non-compete in Ohio in 2006. I am a Sales Rep for a company and about half of my weekly income comes from commissions. Recently the company added a new quota on the amount of weekly sales t...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 11, 2009 07:21 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio