Non-Compete Agreements Attorney in Houston, Texas
Are noncompetition agreements enforceable?
Are noncompetition agreements enforceable?
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so people
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ask me all the time when they’re when
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i’m presented with a non-competition
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agreement
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is this agreement enforceable it’s you
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know the question someone will always
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ask me and
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surprisingly so nine times out of ten
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the agreement will be enforceable this
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texas law is is very clear that if
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certain standards are met and and most
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of them have these standards
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it is going to be enforceable you look
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to see
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if an employ if an agreement is
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supported by consideration and that
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could be
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the provision or a promise to provide
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confidential information or trade
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secrets
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or things like that what we do in our
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practice
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is we look to see if an
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enforceable agreement is subject to
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modification because a non-competition
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agreement has to be reasonable in the
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state of texas in three aspects
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the scope of the activity to be
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restrained
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the geographical encompassment of the
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prohibition and the um and the time
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the overriding premise is a non-compete
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can
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will only be enforced to the extent
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reasonably necessary
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to protect the employer’s legitimate
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goodwill expectations
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so boil that down if they’re not
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reasonable
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and we can always find a way to show
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they’re not reasonable
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we could probably fix it for you
Houston, TX employment law attorney Gregg M. Rosenberg talks about the enforceability of noncompetition agreements.
