Jan works in a sandwich shop run by Amy. Amy makes Jan sign
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Jan works in a sandwich shop run by Amy. Amy makes Jan sign a noncompete contract that states if Jan quits, she is not to engage in a similar business within a three state radius of Amy's business for 5 years. Is this contract legal and enforceable? Why or why not? If the agreement is not enforceable, how might Jan and Amy restructure it to increase its chances of being legal?
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Jan works in a sandwich shop run by Amy. Amy makes Jan sign a noncompete contract that states if Jan quits, she is not to engage in a similar business within a three state radius of Amy's business for 5 years. Is this contract legal and enforceable? Why or why not? If the agreement is not enforceable, how might Jan and Amy restructure it to increase its chances of being legal?
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The non-compete agreement that Amy had Jan sign is not legal as written, but can be rewritten to make it legal and enforceable. A court of law considers a non-compete agreement to be valid in the majority of cases if three criteria are met, including 1) the employer has proven that they have a legitimate business interest in protecting their business by stipulating that employees not compete with ...
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