All Questions and Answers about Non-competition
Does contract breach void contract and fee me of a non-compete
I signed a non-compete with a firm in Florida. I was terminated and can now not work in my field. The employer is in breach of the employment contract for failing to provide me health insurance as wri...
1 answer | asked Jan 8, 2008 7:01 PM [EST] | applies to Florida
expiration date and change in terms
I am in sales for a local roofing company. I signed a no-compete agreement to continue working for the company. I have since become unhappy with the work environment and want to look for another job b...
1 answer | asked Jan 7, 2008 3:23 PM [EST] | applies to Florida
if there was a noncompete in the begining and the original company i was hired under was altered
I was employed and to this date cant recall signing a non compete but when i was hired it was under another company which i signed all paperwork for etc. Years went by and then there was a company tha...
1 answer | asked Dec 20, 2007 06:33 AM [EST] | applies to Georgia
Laid off 1 year ago with a noncompete contract. Want to start my own business in the same field
I worked for a plumbing company for 8 months in Gilbert, AZ where I signed a noncompete contract with no time limit. I was Laid off and am now working for the plumbers union in Youngstown, OH(I felt t...
1 answer | asked Dec 6, 2007 01:15 AM [EST] | applies to Arizona
Non-Compete Employer leaving area
I currently work for a contract company that provides ultrasound services to a local hospital. We were recently informed that the hospital will not be renewing the contract in Feb and we will be w/o a...
1 answer | asked Nov 28, 2007 6:57 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Non compete is with another company
My fiancee' executed an employment contract in connection with the services he performs, retail design - when he first started working for them approx. 8 years ago. This particular company is duly inc...
1 answer | asked Nov 26, 2007 7:28 PM [EST] | applies to North Carolina
Merger/Buyout/Spin-Off: Is a non-compete transferable? Assignable?
I live in Philadelphia & work in a satellite office of my (New Jersey-based) employer. I signed a non-compete when I was hired. My company has 2 different divisions: market research and sales force ef...
1 answer | asked Nov 20, 2007 4:47 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Non-Compete, company paid me inappropriately, can they enforce it?
I had been employed at a local mortgage company for approximately two years. I was terminated four months ago. From the day I started I was a W2 employee and wasn't paid a single dollar for minimum wa...
1 answer | asked Nov 7, 2007 4:48 PM [EST] | applies to Florida
Hidden Non-solicitation Clause
I was recently terminated from a sales management position and have since accepted a similar position with another company in the same industry. Upon leaving, my former employer brought to my attentio...
1 answer | asked Oct 17, 2007 3:03 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Do Pay Rate Issues Invalidate Non-Compete Agreements?
Hi Mel and Associates, I am happy to find such a comprehensive set of Q/A on a variety of legal topics. My question is specific to non-compete contract. I began working at the company in sales and was...
2 answers | asked Oct 10, 2007 11:21 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania