7.4 Non-compete Agreements

Even at-will employees may sometimes be sued for violation of non-compete agreements.1  Employers are using these more and more to unjustly restrict their workers’ job flexibility. You may encounter a client being sued, or your client may need advice to avoid being sued in future. If your client was recently separated from a job, you might want to find out if they had a valid non-compete agreement. It may not comply with statutory requirements (e.g., specification of geographic scope or a valid time limit). Contracts executed under this law are disfavored as a matter of public policy and are strictly construed.

• 1La. R.S. 23:921.