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I just ran across an article in a Dun & Bradstreet publication entitled, All Business. The article speaks to the increase in lawsuits over the legality and enforceability of noncompete agreements. As you would expect, the article is written mostly from the employer’s viewpoint. However, our experience is that courts in Virginia are becoming less…

That’s right…its free! Can’t complain about that can you? I hope all of our clients’ employers get their noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements from web sites which offer form agreements at no cost. Sure would make our job easier. Every state has different laws which govern the enforceability and legality of noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements. I…

I’ve said here many times….noncompete employment contracts are bad the American economy and stifle innovation. Kudos to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts whose legislature is considering passing a law which would eliminate noncompete provisions in employee contracts. My Question: When will the Virginia General Assembly see the light?

This noncompete decision comes to us fresh off the presses, WorkFlow Solutions v. Mike Lewis, decided by the Norfolk Circuit Court on December 12, 2008. In short, the court ruled that before an employee can be held to the requirements of a noncompete, the employee MUST HAVE signed and specific noncompete agreement. The fact the…