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Signing a "non-compete" almost a year after starting a job?
Posted on 3/5/15 at 11:55 pm
Posted on 3/5/15 at 11:55 pm
I've been with my current company for almost a year and was JUST asked to sign a "non-compete".
Do I have to sign it being that I've been there almost s year? Or should I just say frick it and sign it?
Do I have to sign it being that I've been there almost s year? Or should I just say frick it and sign it?
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Posted on 3/5/15 at 11:56 pm to King of New Orleans
Sign it. They're pretty hard to enforce anyway.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 11:57 pm to King of New Orleans
If my job asked me to do it, I would ask them how much they are paying for my signature.
Every situation is different, but I don't think I would sign it for free.
Every situation is different, but I don't think I would sign it for free.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 11:58 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
quote:I just dealt with this.. unless you're going to a direct competitor in the same industry.. they'll have a hard time making a case.
Sign it. They're pretty hard to enforce anyway.
eta: and if you're not a dick about it (read: stealing clients, leads, etc.) you shouldn't have a problem unless your direct boss is a dick and reports it to the parent office.
This post was edited on 3/6/15 at 12:00 am
Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:01 am to King of New Orleans
I sense some frickery.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:03 am to King of New Orleans
you're about to get laid off.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:03 am to King of New Orleans
quote:
I sense some frickery.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:04 am to John McClane
In Louisiana pretty worthless
Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:05 am to Lithium
Wrong
Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:19 am to King of New Orleans
Call The Dojo Law Firm, breh.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:22 am to TheHiddenFlask
quote:
If my job asked me to do it, I would ask them how much they are paying for my signature
Yep. In Texas at least, non competes require consideration outside of simply maintaining employment.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:27 am to John McClane
Signed one went to work across town at another hospital, had a lawyer send a letter. Over.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:31 am to Lithium
quote:
Signed one went to work across town at another hospital, had a lawyer send a letter. Over.
Means the one you signed was worthless to your former employer, which means you were worthless (or at least wholly replaceable) to your former employer, not that non-competes are worthless.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 4:50 am to King of New Orleans
Don't sign it. That signature is probably worth saving 15-20% of your salary 2-3 years from now for your company (or losing you). If you're worth a damn, you can get by without signing it or with a bonus for signing it
Posted on 3/6/15 at 5:07 am to Lithium
People aalways say that they aren't worth anything in LA, which is wrong. They wont hold up in court, but it won't stop your employer from suing the crap out of you and making you spend money to defend yourself.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 5:08 am to King of New Orleans
quote:
I've been with my current company for almost a year and was JUST asked to sign a "non-compete".
Do I have to sign it being that I've been there almost s year? Or should I just say frick it and sign it?
Personally i would go tell them to go get fuked but thats just me.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 5:41 am to PurpleandGold Motown
quote:
They're pretty hard to enforce anyway.
quote:
In Louisiana pretty worthless
Here we go again. You "bartender lawyers" couldn't be more wrong. In Louisiana they're perfectly legal and favored in the law. They are enforced all the time and typically have an attorney fee clause and if you challenge in court and lose ( which you probably will) you'll pay your attorney & also pay the company's lawyer for the pleasure.
And if he refuses to sign he'll probably get fired.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 5:47 am to TigerGman
quote:
Here we go again. You "bartender lawyers" couldn't be more wrong. In Louisiana they're perfectly legal and favored in the law. They are enforced all the time and typically have an attorney fee clause and if you challenge in court and lose ( which you probably will) you'll pay your attorney & also pay the company's lawyer for the pleasure.
And if he refuses to sign he'll probably get fired.
They arent traditionally favored, but enforced where reasonable from what ive seen
Posted on 3/6/15 at 5:49 am to King of New Orleans
What type of work do you do? What type of competition does your employer face for your skills?
Posted on 3/6/15 at 5:58 am to MasterofTigerBait
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reasonable
?
What's reasonable got to do with it?
There are a few simple requirements they have to meet and if they do they are flat out enforceable--end of story.
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