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laka

Junior Member
I am in Canada, but this question should be fairly generic I'm assuming.

My previous employer is telling me that I had signed a confidentiality/non-competition agreement with them 4 years ago, which I do not recall doing. Is it my right to request to have them provide me with a signed copy? They are refusing to do so, only providing me with a blank generic copy.
Thanks
 


antrc170

Member
Although it seems generic, Canadaian law can differ substatially from the US. As far as US law goes if you leave and go to work for a competitor then your former employer is going to bear the burden of showing proof that you signed the noncompete.
 

Mass_Shyster

Senior Member
It appears that in the United States, 18 states have laws permitting employees to review their employment files.

Maybe Canada is like one of those 18.

Maybe not.
 

Zigner

Senior Member, Non-Attorney
Although it seems generic, Canadaian law can differ substatially from the US. As far as US law goes if you leave and go to work for a competitor then your former employer is going to bear the burden of showing proof that you signed the noncompete.
And, to carry it further, some jurisdictions in the United States hold non-compete agreements to be void, by statute.
 

justalayman

Senior Member
I guess it isn't as generic a first thought, eh?

due to all the inquiries from Canada and the apparent belief by the poster our laws somehow apply to them, I think we (the US) should annex Canada.
 

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