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good day my name is maurice arcadier here i’m a partner in the law firm of allen arcadia pa today’s topic is non-compete agreement this has become a very active area in the law and that’s because employers are requiring employees to execute these non-compete clauses before hiring the employee and
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it used to be that non-compete clauses were most of the time unenforceable but nowadays pursuant to state statutes non-compete clauses are not only legal but they are very much enforceable employees need to be aware and really understand the rights that they’re giving up when they enter into
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these non-compete agreements the law requires non-compete agreements to be narrowly tailored to serve a legitimate business interest of the employer at least narrowly tailored has been defined as a non-compete clause is enforceable for up to two years after your employment ends with your employer
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most people are under the impression that the if the employer fires the employee the employee is not bound by the non-compete clause and that is simply not so regardless of the reason for separation non-complete clauses will be enforceable say for instance you work for a company that does sales
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and the employer asks you to sign a non-compete agreement before you start working they want to protect their customers from leaving with the employee these types of employers will require the employee to sign a non-compete agreement that prevents that employee from taking the
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customers to a different employer before entering into any non-compete clause you should absolutely discuss this with an attorney so you understand the rights that you’re giving giving up for your employment
