Prepared by: Brian Confino Most businesses possess confidential information or trade secrets that need to be safe-guarded, or intellectual property, equipment, or processes that set them apart from their competition. Many companies choose to protect this information using “restrictive covenants” – agreements in which employees promise not to compete with the business in the future,… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Restrictive Covenants
Subscribe to Restrictive Covenants RSS FeedAre Restrictive Covenants Enforceable in California? It Depends.
Posted in Restrictive Covenants, State Law, Trade SecretsIn California, it is well established that non-compete provisions are unenforceable, subject to certain statutory exceptions. But what about non-compete provisions that are ambiguous as to their protection of confidential information or trade secrets? Recently, when faced with such a provision, one California federal court narrowly construed the provision to find it enforceable.
Georgia Approves Employer-Friendly Amendment Affecting Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information Covenants
Posted in Legislation, Restrictive Covenants, State LawOn November 2, Georgia voters approved an amendment to the state constitution that will have a substantial impact on the drafting, negotiation, and enforcement of non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure covenants in Georgia.
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