Legal Question in Business Law in Florida
Is it "criminal" that while an employee of "Company A" employee decided to start their own business "Company B"
As a full time employee of "Company A" employee solicited potential customers of "Company A" and sold a competing product from the new "Company B"
The client was was not immediately made aware of the newly formed "Company B" and may have believed they were still purchasing a product from "Company A"
Customer was invoiced electronically from "Company B" under a different company name although "Company B" has a very similar name to "Company A".
Thank you in advance and we look forward to your responses.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Not likely criminal. However, you may have a cause of action against the former employee and the business for interference with a business relationship. This is why you should have employees sign a non-compete agreement.
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