non-compete agreements

These Days, Even Maids Have Non-Compete Agreements

The widespread use of non-compete agreements – along with the concept of captive clients and captive labor – continues to produce the most absurd scenarios.  Ladies and gentlemen, I give you MaidPro.   MaidPro is a cleaning service.   Recently, MaidPro was involved in a spat with a customer in Washington D.C.  The customer had used a … Continue reading →

One More Time: Leave the Documents Behind

A recent case out of Connecticut reaffirms one of the most basic tenants of defending non-compete cases: Leave it behind.  Documents, customer lists, confidential files.  Leave all of it behind.  Do not attempt to take it with you for use at your new employer. A radio sales executive, Kristin Okesson, quit her job at a … Continue reading →

FTC Steps In, Invalidates Certain Physician Non-Compete Agreements In Nevada

In what may be a one-off move, or a harbinger of things to come, the FTC has stepped into a non-compete dispute in Nevada and ordered that certain cardiologists be exempt from their non-compete agreements. The situation arose out of Renown Health’s acquisition of competitors Reno Heart Physicians and Sierra Nevada Cardiology Associates.  Upon acquiring … Continue reading →

Florida Non-Compete Agreements: When You Should Sue First

Most of the calls I receive in my Fort Lauderdale office are from people who have just received a cease and desist letter from a law firm that represents their former employer.  You know the story.  They worked for one company, moved on to another company and are now being accused of violating their non-compete … Continue reading →

Maryland lawmakers considering important changes to state’s non-compete laws (hat tip to Seyfarth Shaw)