Non-Compete Agreements

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Thursday, February 24, 2005

Non-Compete Agreements: Protecting Your Intellectual Property Assets When Employees Jump Ship

Agenda Summary: This HR audioconference covered such key points as: what is a protectable business interest or asset, what types of agreements can be used to limit former employees' post-employment activities, what categories of workers are most likely to be subject to a non-compete agreement, are such agreements more common in some industries than others, at what point in the employment relationship should non-compete agreements be made, what are the nuts and bolts of a non-compete agreement, how specific or precise should an agreement's language be, under what conditions is a restrictive covenant enforceable or not enforceable, what do courts look for, what are some examples of restrictions that courts have found to be "unreasonable," what remedies are available to employers when employees breach restrictive covenants, how does an employer prove the existence of an enforceable covenant not to compete, how do state non-compete laws differ, under what conditions might an agreement apply in one state but not another, and what should employers do to avoid litigation pitfalls but also prevent loss of business-critical information when employees jump ship. The featured speaker was: Kathleen Jennings, partner, McGuireWoods LLP, Atlanta.

CD or tape still available for price of conference ($149.00, BNA subscribers; $224.00, nonsubscribers).