Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida
Non Compete tied to severance
Can an employer force an employee being laid off to sign an non compete agreement before the agreed upon severance money is to be paid. Non compete agreements was never a condition of employment either before hire or while employed.
Asked on 10/23/01, 2:03 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Richard Groff
Dye, Deitrich, Prather, Petruff & St.Paul
Re: Non Compete tied to severance
It depends on when the agreement for severance was made. A non-compete agreement must be supported by consideration, and severance pay that was not previously agreed to can be that consideration.
But the reality is, if you do not sign, you will probably not get the severance.
Answered on 11/26/01, 12:03 pm
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