Legal Question in Employment Law in Michigan

Non Compete Agreement

I work in the information technology field as a consultant. When I hired in with the consulting firm, I signed a non compete agreement, basically stating that I would not steal the companies client by quiting and going to work for a different consulting firm for the same client position. Since michigan is an ''at will'' state, does this document actually hold up in court?

Thanks,

Kim Wilkinson


Asked on 6/23/06, 11:32 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jeffrey Buehner Jeffrey Buehner, PLLC

Re: Non Compete Agreement

Under both common law and statutory authority (see e.g.-Michigan Antitrust Reform Act) an employer may require employees to sign covenants protecting their business interests. This includes noncompetition agreements. The question is generally whether the agreement is unreasonable. Even then, the court may chose to keep the noncompete, but eliminate or restrict the unreasonable portions. Simply put: you should have an attorney review your noncompete agreement before taking any action which could be interpreted as violating the agreement.

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Answered on 6/23/06, 12:21 pm


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