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Originally Posted by jriera
Not a lawyer ... as you know...
Non-compete agreements are enforceable as any other agreement, remember the recent case of IBM vs. Apple regarding Mark Papermaster.
I have signed my fair share of non-compete, most recent case after being 'downsized' from my previous company, the first thing my new company wanted to know was what non-compete clauses I had in place. I had to go to HR to my previous company and get the non-compete agreement I signed 17 years ago, it was very similar to yours.
The respect of non-compete SHOULD be very high on your new company.
After all if an agreement that you signed, no different than a mortgage loan ... or are we practicing double standards ....
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Jordi, are you talking about non-compete or non-disclosure? I can see honoring a non-disclosure from previous companies, as they need to protect proprietary information from their competitors. But a non-compete clause for someone the company jettisoned for their benefit makes no sense. It's like saying to an employee, you can work for me in this industry, or for no one...choose. I think this is unenforceable, unless one is still being paid by the former employer in the form of a severence package. Disclaimer: Since I'm not a lawyer, my comments are just my opinions, and not legal advice.
