re: Professional non-compete clauses

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Properly drafted non-competes are easy to enforce.

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They have to be very, very specific in restricted territory. It's also important to have the employee sign it after they have already begun employment. Including it in offer letters is a grey area that sometimes causes them to be thrown out since the employee isn't yet an employee at the time of signing it. It's best practice to have the employee sign it once they've already started the job. Louisiana hates non-competes and makes employers do their due diligence in order to enforce them.