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Time of Reck­on­ing for Non-Com­pete Clauses

Back­ground Non-Com­pete claus­es are under attack from var­i­ous quarters. Broad­ly speak­ing, non-com­pete claus­es are a form of post-employ­ment restraint that pro­hib­it an employ­ee from work­ing for a com­peti­tor of their pre­vi­ous employ­er for a spec­i­fied peri­od in a defined geo­graph­ic area. The ratio­nale for non-com­pete claus­es being imposed on depart­ing employ­ees is to pro­tect the legit­i­mate…