My wife's company tried to enforce one but were pretty much told they are useless here in GA. Then again, I used to go to church with someone who was sued for non-compete because he used VB. The company he went to work for was not a competitor -- just that he used VB. I believe that it was eventually thrown out, but in the mean time, it bankrupted them. It was incredibly difficult for them.
Having said all that, regardless of who is right or wrong or what is legal or not, the fact is, if they are a big enough company they'll get to you regardless. I know I'd have a hard time coughing up the cash to defend myself. Tim P. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 1:21 PM Subject: RE: No-Compete > 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? > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
