All Questions and Answers about Non-competition

Can I work at all....
My non-compete states I cannot work in my field for two years upon separation. Can a non-compete prevent me from working in my field?
1 answer  |  asked Jul 15, 2008 11:56 AM [EST]  |  applies to Maryland

Being penalized for not signing or being aware of a non-compete contract
I work for a physical threap clinic and am currently being bound to a non-compete contract that I did not sign nor even knew about until I turned in my letter of resignation. The company that I curren...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 9, 2008 02:12 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Unreasonable Non-Compete
I have a young friend who works for a Payday Loan company. She told me her location was robbed a gunpoint last week and that she is very fearful of working there now. She said since the company discon...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 18, 2008 5:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Sub-Contractor to Sub-Contrator switch
I signed a non-compete at the time of hire. I am currently a sub-contractor and would like to switch to another sub-contractor under a big contract with multiple sub-contractors. I was wondering if yo...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 17, 2008 3:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

This is the only industry we know
My husband and I both have worked in the yellow page industry since 1985. We have worked for all the major companies and have just been terminated with a severance release agreement. Basically we coul...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 2, 2008 8:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to Kansas

Old non compete agreement
I have a non compete as a sales rep with a company that operates under a new name because of a merger. I signed the agreement for a position I didn't hold when I left and they never had me sign anothe...
1 answer  |  asked May 27, 2008 11:41 AM [EST]  |  applies to Maryland

non compete questions
I am an Ad Specialties Rep for a very small firm in PA. This firm operates nation wide but in a small very specialized market.The Ad Specialties industry is huge and involves over 500,000 products. Is...
1 answer  |  asked May 20, 2008 11:50 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

did not know of non-compete until first day of work
I went to work for a company with a salry agreed upon with no mention of any typoe of contract or non-compete. The first day I show up and a contract is put in front of me to sign. In it is a non-comp...
1 answer  |  asked May 8, 2008 05:44 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Non-compete Ohio
I signed a non compete agreement back in 2003 as an independent contractor for sales. Included in the agreement was the commissions I was to receive for my sales. In 2005 the commissions were decrease...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 30, 2008 12:30 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

issue with non compete agreement
I'm a H1B S/W consultant. My H1B holding company is based in NJ. My company sent me to the client based in PA by subcontracting with middle vendor(prefered vendor). After about an yr, my H1B holding c...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 24, 2008 7:11 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania