Any legal professionals have experience with non-competes?
September 22, 2022
by a searcher in Chicago, IL, USA
I have an operator interested in joining that has a non-compete with his current employer in Illinois. We are seeking legal counsel on our options and how to best handle. Ideally would like to negotiate with the employer for a shorter non-compete period.
from University of Nebraska in Austin, TX, USA
1) depends on the state how valid non-compete is 2) read the non-compete, how strong is the language written and if it's geographically constrained helps strengthen the non-compete. If it's super generic like most are (don't compete with any company that looks like us), then it's less enforceable. 3) If operator is going after specific customers they still serve to steal them, they may have clear damages, without it less likely 4) is the former company litigious? Do they like to sue people & have they sued people in the past? 5) how much of a threat is the operator to the former business? 6) have they made any threats to operator before or after employment, this would indicate their seriousness.
I'd do a quick consult with a employment lawyer in the state the non-compete was signed in and go from there.
from Stanford University in Honolulu, HI, USA