HI Bob, My wife is a controller, and she and the 'boss' had to go to court over a non-compete clause in an employment agreement. Since Michigan is an 'at will employment state' the judge told them (my wife and former boss) that he can not have it both ways. And, dismissed the case based on the at will employment statute. So, it depends on your state law regarding exempt employees. Hope this helps you.
bob On Tuesday 10 December 2002 20:32, Bob Paddock wrote: > Jaap van Ganswijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >PS. How is your job/company situation now? > >Perhaps you could tell us about it on the list? > > As you may remember from a couple of threads back in October I was > downsized after 20 years. Seems to be the state of the world these days. > > One company that I'm interviewing with said they where writting up an > employment offer for me. > > One thing that has me concerned is that they want me to sign a four year > Non-Compete Agreement. > > The company in question has two current product lines, LED based lights in > rugged packaging, and "Man Down" alarms for police and fire personnel. > > Where I fit in to the picture is they want me to help bring to market a > spread spectrum 902 MHz radio module, about the size of a half dollar that > gets 1/2 to 1 mile range. > > So any one that makes LEDs, safety equipment, or radio products could be > viewed as a potential competitor. > > They said that the did not want me to start up a compeating company should > I leave. I understand that, and don't have any interest in doing some > thing like that. > > These NCA's seem to be common these days, but to me four years seems > excessive in the fast changing world of our electronics. > > My concern is that if I would ever leave the company does it mean I have to > change to a completely different field? > > I want your input on what you think of NCA's, and this length of time? > > Also related would be Non-Disclosure agreements. Don't reveal customer > lists or trade secrets for example. I have no problem with those. -- Author: Robert Warner INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
