All Questions and Answers about Non-competition

I have worked at a Foodservice company that was recently experienced a hostile takeover. The company name has officially changed, the business philosphy and my income has suffered. Is my non compete still valid with the new ownership?
I signed a non compete agreement in 2006 for employment for foodservice sales. The company went into bankrupcty and a hostile take over insued. The company name, logo and business philosphy shifted. I...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 6, 2009 4:27 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Does the non-compete agreement still apply
My employer has failed to pay me for a number of months. That would seem to be a breach of the employment contract. So would a non-compete agreement that is otherwise valid still be in effect? It woul...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 6, 2009 09:20 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Is an employers non-compete agreement enforcable if that employer knowingly and intentionally competes unfairly in the market place.
I was terminated after 14 months and my unemployment claim was not disputed. My direct supervisor discovered along with the aid of fellow employees that my employer had been misrepresenting it's produ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 6, 2009 07:11 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

is my non-compete enforceable
Hello, my company was recently acquired, and I was asked to again sign my non-compete, as the original was supposedly lost. The non-compete carries over to the new company. The specifics of the non-co...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 5, 2009 2:39 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

I want to know if my non-compete is valid
I work as a contractor and signed a non-compete when i started. At first they didn't give me a copy of it, but after I asked repeatedly they gave me one. The one thing that stood out to me was that th...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 4, 2009 06:40 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Is this non compete enforcable?
My employer is offering to move me into an office position after 11 yrs. I have been working in the office here and there for about 2 yrs now. Now they are offering to train me in sales. In order to m...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 2, 2009 7:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

How enforceable is this non-compete in PA?
I have been offered a position with a company in PA. They have sent me an offer letter as well as a non-compete they would like me to sign. The non-compete seems to have overly restrictive covenants a...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 24, 2009 8:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Wrongful Termination and Non-compete
Very recently I was wrongfully and suddenly terminated for no good reason from a salaried sales position in California. I had just been given a stellar performance review days earlier, was the top rev...
1 answer  |  asked May 26, 2009 6:22 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

non-compete
I have worked for a company for 5 years. They are now asking me to sign a non-compete agreement. Can I refuse without getting terminated? Thanks
2 answers  |  asked May 18, 2009 1:21 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

non-compete hair salon agreement
I obtained employment at a local hair salon chain in 2007. When I first began employment, I had to sign an employment contract that included a non-compete clause stating I could not work within 7 air ...
1 answer  |  asked May 5, 2009 08:34 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania