quincy
Senior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Connecticut
A poster named Kandque, who said he was a psychologist from Connecticut, started a thread asking for our advice on whether he should sign a particular contract that had a non-compete clause.
Although all states handle non-compete agreements and non-compete clauses in contracts differently, these employment agreements and clauses are common and can be legally binding on the parties and enforceable in court, if the restrictions placed on an employee are no greater than the restrictions needed to protect an employer's legitimate business interests. The restrictions must be reasonably limited in time and geographic scope, and they cannot be contrary to existing law and public policy, this to ensure the enforceability of the agreements.
Kandque was advised to seek out from an attorney in Connecticut a personal review of his contract in its entirety. Contract reviews and analyses fall outside the scope of this forum. Before Kandque was sent off to seek help from a Connecticut attorney, he was provided in his thread a link to Connecticut's new law on non-compete agreements which specifically applies to physicians, health care facilities and medical foundations. If Kandque is a psychologist, it would apply to him and the non-compete agreement he was given to sign.
Connecticut's Public Act 16-95 goes into effect on July 1, 2016. Those who live and work in Connecticut, or intend to live and work in Connecticut - especially those who are in a medical or health care field - might be interested in reading about the changes to the law that can affect employment contracts.
Because Kandque decided for some reason to delete his thread and the advice and information on non-competes that he received, and because Public Act 16-95 might be of interest to others, here is the link to the new law again:
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2016/act/pa/pdf/2016PA-00095-R00SB-00351-PA.pdf
A poster named Kandque, who said he was a psychologist from Connecticut, started a thread asking for our advice on whether he should sign a particular contract that had a non-compete clause.
Although all states handle non-compete agreements and non-compete clauses in contracts differently, these employment agreements and clauses are common and can be legally binding on the parties and enforceable in court, if the restrictions placed on an employee are no greater than the restrictions needed to protect an employer's legitimate business interests. The restrictions must be reasonably limited in time and geographic scope, and they cannot be contrary to existing law and public policy, this to ensure the enforceability of the agreements.
Kandque was advised to seek out from an attorney in Connecticut a personal review of his contract in its entirety. Contract reviews and analyses fall outside the scope of this forum. Before Kandque was sent off to seek help from a Connecticut attorney, he was provided in his thread a link to Connecticut's new law on non-compete agreements which specifically applies to physicians, health care facilities and medical foundations. If Kandque is a psychologist, it would apply to him and the non-compete agreement he was given to sign.
Connecticut's Public Act 16-95 goes into effect on July 1, 2016. Those who live and work in Connecticut, or intend to live and work in Connecticut - especially those who are in a medical or health care field - might be interested in reading about the changes to the law that can affect employment contracts.
Because Kandque decided for some reason to delete his thread and the advice and information on non-competes that he received, and because Public Act 16-95 might be of interest to others, here is the link to the new law again:
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2016/act/pa/pdf/2016PA-00095-R00SB-00351-PA.pdf