Dan is right. I've had an ex-employer threaten litigation after I signed one and then went to work at a competitor (although the counter-threat of an anonymous call to the BSA shut his petty-a$$ up quickly).
Now IANAL, but a few have told me that these things are rarely enforceable so long as you're not also handing over business secrets or other proprietary information. I believe the term that he used was "the contract cannot impede your ability to earn a living". YMMV. Personally, if I knew I had money in the bank and didn't need the cash desperately I'd smile, politely refuse to sign it, and ask who my legal counsel should contact. -----Original Message----- From: Dan Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 1:01 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: No-Compete I've signed a few of these over my career and I have found that most employers will use them as weight against should tings get ugly. If you left the company on good terms and steal clients or applications from them in your new job, I doubt they would enforce the agreement. It's more or less insurance for them, should something go wrong, they have a piece of paper to cover their a$$. Besides, how could a judge tell someone that they can't work in the field they have been tranined in? -----Original Message----- From: Haggerty, Michael A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 12:52 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: No-Compete I have no idea about the laws in Kansas. Generally, non-competes are hard to enforce, but do not sign anything where you agree to pay the cost of litigation in the event of a dispute. That line, generally, is enforcable and only benefits the company. M -----Original Message----- From: Rick Eidson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 12:35 PM To: CF-Community Subject: No-Compete This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1E62D.D213E300 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I have to sign a non-compete agreement or they will withhold my check I have been here for about 7 months. Anyone know where I can get some info on Kansas Law for Non-Compete. The agreement say's that the company is engaged in software developemnt and digital publishing. I am a web application developer would that be software? Rick Eidson ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1E62D.D213E300 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2653.12"> <TITLE>No-Compete</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I have to sign a non-compete agreement = or they will withhold my check I have been here for about 7 = months.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Anyone know where I can get some info = on Kansas Law for Non-Compete.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The agreement say's that the company = is engaged in software developemnt and digital publishing. I am a web = application developer would that be software?</FONT></P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Rick Eidson</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1E62D.D213E300-- Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
