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Employment Restrictive Covenant Agreement review

Employment-side non-compete / non-solicit covenant. Subject to FTC NCR § 910 and state non-compete law.

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Worker non-compete — state-law enforceability scrutiny

Worker non-competes turn on state law; the FTC's 2024 rule that would have banned most of them (16 C.F.R. Part 910) was vacated and never took effect.

Warning · EMP-024

Non-compete duration stated

Where permitted, non-compete duration must be stated.

Critical · EMP-025

Non-solicit of customers and employees

Employment RC should include customer / employee non-solicits.

Critical · EMP-026

Geographic scope tied to actual market

Geographic scope should be reasonable and tied to where the employee worked.

Warning · EMP-027

Consideration for restrictive covenants

Restrictive covenants must be supported by consideration; some states require independent consideration mid-employment (e.g., MA, WA).

Warning · EMP-028

Garden-leave option (MA / WA where required)

Massachusetts requires garden leave or other mutually agreed consideration for post-employment non-competes; Washington requires continued base pay when enforcing against a laid-off employee.

Warning · EMP-029

Blue-pencil / reformation clause

Restrictive-covenant agreement should empower courts to reform overbroad terms.

Warning · EMP-030

Equitable relief and injunction

Restrictive covenants should authorize injunctive relief.

Critical · EMP-031

Every run also applies 110 general checks that belong to any agreement: structure, parties and signatures, defined terms, cross-references, dates, amounts, and one-sided terms.

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