Legal Question in Employment Law in Oklahoma

Re: Validity of a no compete clause?

15 O.S. �217 is the Oklahoma statute which states that "non-compete" agreements are not favored if they are unreasonable as to "time, geography, or content"; each case need to be reviewed based on the facts, including a copy of your non-compete (if the employer will not guve you a copy, then chances are you do not have to abide by it) for example: if your employer, who sells apples, states you cannot contact any of their customers because you want to start a business selling oranges, then they cannot enforce the non-compete agreement.... where the problem in your case sounds like the Employer sells 'groceries' and 'oranges' are a part of the product list, then you would have to look at how long does this non-compete last... and is the agrrement too restrictive as to the territory it covers. Hopefully this gives you a little information on non-compete agreements... however, every compnay's is different and would have to be reviewed individually.