If the knowledge is otherwise available outside the company then no, it wouldn't be. Now you and your employer may agree that should they pay for the class, you must stay there for a certain length of time, or pay some sort of penalty.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 1:54 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: NDA, Non-Compete Question > > Nick McClure wrote: > > Well, the thing is, such Non-competes are illegal. For the most part, a > > company can keep you from one thing, using insider information to take > > clients. Or trying to use information gained while working at a company > to > > damage that same company. > > But is using some technology you learned on a class your employer payed > for when working for a competitor a violation of such an agreement? > > Jochem > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:152924 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
