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
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Two Year Limit Reasonable for a Non-Compete
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Contracts
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…