Legal Question in Business Law in Florida

Non-compete time period

If I signed a non-compete with an expiration of say two years from leaving a company. Though, I continue to perform tasks as an independent contractor for my ex-employer has the clock begun ticking for the two year time period even though I�m now working as an independent contractor? Do non-competes hold up in court in Florida?


Asked on 5/04/09, 10:48 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

Re: Non-compete time period

Yes, non-compete provisions are valid in Florida, but they do have to reasonable as to time and geography. Two years would not typically be a problem. If yor non-compete was in a contract of employment and that contract has ended, then the clock started right then, despite the fact that you do work for the company and an independent contractor. The exception to that would be if the non-compete itself specifically said that the 2 year period would begin only when you stoped doing any work in any capacity for the company, even after employment has terminated. Check the contract language.

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Answered on 5/05/09, 8:30 am


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