You work for a company. Things are going well. But, the company still has not paid you everything you are entitled to under your compensation agreement. You become unhappy. A start-up lures you away. The start-up competes directly with your old company. You had signed a non-compete agreement with the old company. But, you think
Signing Non-Compete Agreement in Wrong Place
You are asked to sign a non-compete agreement by your employer. But, you are not sure you want to sign. What do you do? One IBM management employee deliberately signed in the wrong place. He wanted more time to think about signing it. He signed in the space where the employer would sign. Then, he
Two Year Limit Reasonable for a Non-Compete
An interesting decision on non-compete agreements. The Court of Appeals in Houston found a non-compete reasonable. See: Gallagher Healthcare Ins Services v. Volgesang. The former employee was an insurance broker for Gallagher Healthcare. After twelve years, she resigned to work for a competitor. The non-compete provided that the employee could not have contact