It also depends on the state. In Kentucky they are all but illegal. You can sign one, But I have knew one guy that said the judge ripped it up in the court room. Most states are considered free-employment, in other words, no one can keep you from earning a living. The most that is truly enforceable is a non-disclosure.
Some companies will also use it to make sure you don't steal clients when you leave. At 01:00 PM 4/17/2002 -0400, you wrote: >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? ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
