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Non-solicitation clauses that are clear, carefully drafted, and suitably retrained in temporal and spatial terms, are often enforceable.
Federally, and in most states, a termination letter is not legally required. In some states, currently including Arizona, California, Illinois and New Jersey, written termination notices are required by law. Some of these states have specific templates employers must use for the letter.
For a non-compete agreement to be enforceable, New Jersey courts require that the non-compete agreement (1) protects the legitimate interests of the employer; (2) does not impose an undue hardship on the employee; and (3) is not injurious to the public.
Since non-solicitation agreements are generally more specific than non-compete agreements, they are more readily enforced by courts. To be enforceable, non-solicitation agreements must abide by certain rules: Valid business reason.
Under New Jersey law, absent an employment contract, all employment is at-will. In other words, an employer generally can terminate an employee at any time for any reason.
New Jersey does not have a statute governing restrictive covenants, but the courts will enforce these covenants if they are reasonable in duration, territory and scope. The test for determining whether a covenant is reasonable is whether the covenant: Protects the employer's legitimate business interest.
New Jersey courts will enforce non-solicitation clauses in situations when an employer can show it has a protectable interest in restricting a former employee from taking away business, customers or clients.
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Employment Agreements in New Jersey are enforceable during your employment and after your employment terminates for any reason. New Jersey employment contracts typically contain non-compete, non-solicitation and other covenants that will restrict you from competing in the future against the employer.
A dismissal letter is not required in New Jersey; however, employers can protect their interests by providing the employee with such a letter upon termination.