Delaware Sample Noncompete Clauses

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These AHI forms are sample non-compete clauses. They are used to ensure that an employee, upon termination/expiration will not disclose or go into direct competition with the company they were formerly employed with. These clauses expire after a period of time.

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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.

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.

compete agreement is a legal agreement or clause in a contract specifying that an employee must not enter into competition with an employer after the employment period is over.

Sometimes referred to as non-involvement clauses, non-compete clauses are valid and enforceable as long as there are reasonable limitations as to time, trade, and place.

Delaware law does not have this provision. Accordingly, a three-year non-compete agreement is more likely to be enforced by a court under Delaware law, but if the court concluded that three years was unreasonable, the entire non-compete agreement becomes unenforceable.

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.

Delaware law does not have this provision. Accordingly, a three-year non-compete agreement is more likely to be enforced by a court under Delaware law, but if the court concluded that three years was unreasonable, the entire non-compete agreement becomes unenforceable.

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.

The Employee specifically agrees that for a period of months/years after the Employee is no longer employed by the Company, the Employee will not engage, directly or indirectly, either as proprietor, stockholder, partner, officer, employee or otherwise, in the same or similar activities as were performed for

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Delaware Sample Noncompete Clauses