Legal Question in Employment Law in Connecticut
Non-competition
I've heard that non-competition sections in contracts don't hold up in court or anywhere else for that matter. I had a contract extended for a month with a company I used to work for, and they emailed the document to me. It said on it that the agreement took precedence over any prior agreements, so I altered the non-competition clause from a year to a month, printed it off, I signed it, they signed it, and I have a copy.
Even though I did that, and I probably shouldn't have, they did sign it - by right does that mean I can work for the ''competition''? They also had a geographical scope of 200 miles on it, could I work for a different company within that in the same line of work in light of the contract ''adjustment''? They sub-contracted me to a smaller company and I'm not going back there, I'm planning on going to a different company about 100 miles away. It's the same line of work but not the same sub-contractor. Thanks for your advice.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Non-competition
Generally non-competition agreements are found to be valid as long as they are reasonable and both parties agree. There may not be a meeting of the minds as to the contract if your company did not realize you make a change to the contract.
Dan Kryzanski, Esq.
Phone: (203) 375-7352
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