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In most cases, employers will seek to restrict an employee from soliciting current clients and preventing those clients from doing business with the former employee by way of a signed non-solicitation agreement. Some employees who leave their employers may desire to take an employee with them to their new employer. Non-compete agreements may specifically prohibit recruiting co-workers, in addition to preventing a former employee from working in the identical field for 1-2 years depending on the terms of the non-compete. Some employers may seek to prevent you from competing for a five or 10-year period. The concern about non-compete agreements does not frequently arise until the employee leaves employment or is considering the expectation of leaving.
Employers use non-compete and non-disclosure agreements frequently to protect trade secrets and discourage valuable employees from moving to competing firms. Companies frequently ask new employees to enter into non-compete agreements to help the employer protect its intellectual property. Businesses will frequently seek to enforce non-compete and confidentiality agreements to protect their valuable trade secrets, proprietary and confidential information. If you frequently spend countless hours training your employees, as a business employer you should consider protecting yourself from former employees who may try to use confidential business information to their advantage. One of the most obvious reasons for a company to protect itself is preventing others from stealing its employees who have access to sensitive intellectual property and/or close knowledge of your trade secrets.
The length of time spent with an employer may impact the enforceability of a non-compete agreement. Long term employees, especially those with access to inside information, trade secrets and/or intellectual property, present a much greater liability and risk of damage to the company when leaving. Often Non-Compete Agreements frequently provide geographic limits regarding where the employee can work as well as a contractual duration. Generally the restriction on the employee must be no greater than essential to protect the employer. To determine whether an employer has met its burden, a court will view the function, duration and scope of the restriction and whether the agreement is reasonable as a whole.
If you live in the Tampa Bay area and are dealing with an employee or you yourself are an employee dealing with a corporation and have questions or concerns about a Non-Complete Agreement based on the laws of the State of Florida, you should consult with one of our qualified attorneys for individual advice regarding your specific situation right away.
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