re: New Employee Contract , Non-Compete 3 Years

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Sign it anyway as they are hard to enforce?

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This is probably one of the biggest myths I see here. If worded correctly, they are 100% enforceable in Louisiana. I ran into an issue with a non-compete that I signed a couple years ago. I was threatened by my former employer with a lawsuit if I continued soliciting similar business so I took it to my attorney and he said it was rock solid because of the way it had been worded.

Also, Louisiana law prohibits a non-compete from lasting more than 2 years from the last date of employment.

I would suggest taking it to an attorney to find out if it would be enforceable. Mine was because my employer took the time and money to hire a competent lawyer to write the one I signed. So glad I'm out of it now that enough time has passed.