non compete agreement

What Is Important When Receiving An Employment Offer

Does your job offer require that you sign a non-compete agreement? Only certain employees in Massachusetts can be subject to a non-compete agreement. Employers may not enforce a non-compete agreement against an employee who is classified as nonexempt; an undergraduate or graduate student participating in an internship or short-term employment; employees that have been terminated [...]

Is Your Non-Competition Agreement Enforceable?

Massachusetts Passes New Non-Compete Law Last Friday, Governor Baker signed an economic development package into law that includes, among other things, new restrictions on the use of non-compete agreements in Massachusetts.   The new law which will amend M.G.L. c. 149 §24L goes into effect on October 1, 2018 and applies to all non-compete agreements executed [...]

Is your non-compete enforceable?

Is your non-compete enforceable? Just because have a non-compete it does not mean it is enforceable. Under the current state of the law, Massachusetts permits the use of non-compete agreements. However, public policy favors the right of an employee to move from job to job unencumbered by restrictions. The Courts carefully scrutinize postemployment restraints to [...]

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