Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

Non-Compete

The company that I work for lost the contract to provide services at the hospital where I work. The new company wants to hire me, but I have a non-compete. My present company said that there is no room to absorb me into any other account in the area, and my boss and the VP suggested that I contact the new company for future employment. They also said that issuing a waiver of my non compete ''SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM''. The new company offered me a similar but significantly higher paying position. My present company has now changed their mind and said that they will enforce non-competes. To further protect themselves, they are willing to keep me at another local account, at my present salary. Is there anything that I can do since that I was not the cause of the loss of the contract, and by restricting me from taking the position, it prevents me from career enhancement and a significant salary increase. THANKS!!


Asked on 9/12/02, 10:28 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Keith Stern Shavitz Law Group

Re: Non-Compete

Your non-compete may not be enforceable and/or may not legally prohibit you from working for the other employer even if it is legally enforceable. The only way for me to tell you, however, is to review the agreeement itself. If you are interested in discussing how much this would cost, please contact me at (305) 810-2887.

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Answered on 9/12/02, 11:39 am


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