Often, the first step in enforcing a non-compete agreement is obtaining a temporary restraining order in court. However, if such order does not contain the right language, it may have no legal effect.
Tag: Texas Non-Compete Agreements
Ex-Ticket Hosts Are Sued for Violating Their Non-Compete Agreements. Are They Going To Succeed?
With all this talk about how the federal government is about to ban non-compete agreements, many might think they no longer need to worry about
Who is Against the Non-Compete Ban in the United States?
The organizations that oppose a non-compete ban in the United States include US Chamber of Commerce, American Medical Association, the Restaurant Law Center, members of US Senate, and the Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association.
U.S. Seeks to Ban Non-Compete Agreements
Today, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a proposed rule that would ban non-compete agreements between employers and workers, including both employees and independent contractors.
If I Am Laid Off, Is My Non-Compete Valid?
While some states automatically make non-compete agreements invalid if a worker is terminated “without cause,” laid off, or is part of a reduction in force, many others do not. Even if a lay off does not automatically invalidate an employee’s non-compete agreement, other circumstances may render the non-compete agreement invalid.
A Federal Court in Texas Upholds Employee Non-Solicitation Clause
Many non-compete agreements in Texas often include employee non-solicitation restraints, which prohibit departing employees from soliciting their co-workers to leave with them. Whereas non-competition restraints