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Employment

Non-Compete Clause

A term restricting where you can work after you leave a job.

A non-compete limits your ability to work for competitors or start a rival business for a set time and area after leaving. Enforceability varies enormously by state — some void them entirely — and overly broad ones are often narrowed or struck down. Time, geography, and scope all matter.

In practice

“Employee shall not work for any competitor anywhere for 3 years” is far more likely to be unenforceable than a narrow, local 6-month restriction.

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