Legal Question in Employment Law in Tennessee
Non-Compete Clause.
When I was hired by my current company there was a no-compete clause. It is only one sentence long, located at the end of a 'Safeguard of Confidential Information and Records' page and states: ''In the event I terminate employment for any reason, I agree to not compete with or be employed by, participate in the management of or own any financial interest in any business in competition with (current company) for a period for one year following date of termination, within a reasonable geographic area as designated by (current company).''
I live in Tennessee and have a job offer in Florida where my company has no contracts at the moment. They did have one contract but lost it last week. I have only worked with the company in Tennessee even though I was hired to work in Florida- the contract did not go through and I was sent to Tennessee and have been here for almost 6 months. If I leave, will my company be able to prosecute me or enforce no-compete clause?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Non-Compete Clause.
Under Tennessee law, the answer is probably no, but any attorney would have to review the Agreement in order to determine its validity. However, since you are working in Florida, your Noncompete clause would probably be interpreted in accordance with Florida law. You may want to talk to a Florida lawyer to get his or her opinion on this.
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