Legal Question in Business Law in Wisconsin
I have a Non-Compete agreement with my workplace in Wisconsin, and I am looking to see if it is even legal, or will even hold up in court. Because I recall hearing that Non-Compete agreements are illegal in Wisconsin, but I want to verify it first before I do anything.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Non-compete clauses can be enforced in WI, provided that they are reasonable in scope and geographically limited, so they don't prevent you from making a living. The only way to find out for sure, however, is to sue and ask a judge for an opinion on this issue. No lawyer could evaluate your agreement (in order to give you their opinion on its legality) without reading it. However, a lawyer's opinion is not binding upon judges later in court, if the agreement late becomes the subject of litigation to stop you from working for a competitor.
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