This form contains samples of non-compete and confidentiality clauses. These clauses can be included in the employees paperwork.
Alabama Sample Noncompete and Confidentiality Clauses
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Confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements are contracts in which the employee promises not to disclose certain proprietary information, such as trade secrets. Non-compete agreements are contracts in which the employee agrees not to unfairly compete against his/her (former) employer.
Alabama law generally frowns upon non-compete agreements, stating that every contract by which anyone is restrained from exercising a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind otherwise is void.
Non-competes no good against independent contractors. The Alabama Supreme Court has also construed the wording of the current statute's predecessor (language also contained within the current statute) to preclude enforcement of non-compete agreements against independent contractors (as distinguished from employees).
However, non-compete clauses may be enforceable if:The non-compete clause and restrictions imposed on the employee are reasonable between the parties; and. The non-compete clause and/or restrictions imposed on the employee are reasonable vis-a-vis public interest.
A traditional non-compete stops an employee from working for a competitor in a certain geographical area for a certain amount of time after leaving the company. A non-solicitation agreement prevents an employee from poaching customers, contracts or other employees from the company that first hired them.
An NDA is a contract specifically dealing with how parties will handle the others' confidential information. A confidentiality clause is a section in a larger agreement essentially covering the same things as an NDA, only usually with less detail than in an NDA.
Non-competition clause examples include: Example 1: Preventing former employees from using trade secrets. Example 2: Stopping contractors from competing with you. Example 3: Former partners limiting the geographical reach.
A covenant not to compete, also called a "nompete agreement" or "non compete clause," is an agreement where one party promises not to compete with the other party in a specified area for a certain period of time. A covenant not to compete can be found in an employment contract or a sale of business contract.
Some states have enacted even broader restrictions on non-competition agreements. Later this year, the District of Columbia will join California, North Dakota, and Oklahoma as the only states that ban the use of employer/employee non-competition agreements in most circumstances. See D.C. Act 23-563.
Two years is presumed to be reasonable for a non-compete agreement. Eighteen months is presumed to be reasonable for a non-solicitation agreement. One year or less is presumed to be reasonable for a non-compete or non-solicitation agreement arising out of the sale of the good will of a business.
