I am answering my final exam questions for my online class. I need to know if an employer can legally make an employee sign a contract prohibitting them to work for a competitor employer in the U. S. for a period of 2 years after they leave the company.
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Yes, it is called a “Covenant not to Compete Agreement”.
yes they can do it. its up to the candidate to sign it or not.
Yes, it’s a standard “non-compete” clause. Many companies do it. You don’t have to sign it, but then again, they don’t have to hire you.
no one can ‘make’ you sign a contract. you do have a choice as to what you put your signature to
its a period of 1 year, and usually only applicable to executives or people with access to trade secrets. To the common peon its not ILLEGAL to have them sign it, Its just un-enforceable as no court will recognize its authority.
I know that employers can make you sign those types of contracts, but I’m not sure about the length of time. Two years seems to be a long time.
Use to be they could, but here in CA I know there was a lawsuit recently where someone fought that and won. I think it’s illegal in CA now.
Yes but if you are already an employee you have the right to not sign it.
yes it is a non compete contract that states you cannot work for a competitor within so many miles from where you work now
this is very common but hard to enforce because they can not stop you from making a living
Yes.
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yes, and it does sound very un-american
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