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Under the new law, employers will only be able to enforce noncompetition covenants against an employee if the employee earns more than $100,000 in a year, or in the case of an independent contractor, if the contractor earns more than $250,000 in a year (these amounts will be adjusted annually for inflation).
Providing restrictive covenants are not void for restraint of trade and required to protect legitimate business interests, they will be viewed as legally binding.
Regardless of income, a non-compete is now void and unenforceable under RCW 49.62 unless the employer gives the employee written notice of the terms of the non-compete before the employee accepts the offer of employment.
You Can Void a Non-Compete by Proving Its Terms Go Too Far or Last Too Long. Whether a non-compete is unenforceable because it covers too large of a geographical area or it lasts too long can depend on many factors. Enforceability can depend on your industry, skills, location, etc.
Non-compete agreements are typically considered enforceable if they: Have reasonable time restrictions (generally less than one year) Are limited to a certain geographic area (specific cities or counties, rather than entire states)
By Janet A. In California, North Dakota, the District of Columbia, and Oklahoma, non-competes are either entirely or largely unenforceable as against public policy. Other states, including Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Washington, have banned non-compete agreements for low-wage workers.
In addition to banning almost all postemployment noncompete agreements, the act will ban workplace policies and agreements that prohibit current employees from having other jobs while they are employed by their employers.
Certain restrictive covenants will be enforceable, if you are able to prove that they are: reasonable. necessary to protect legitimate business interests; and. of a duration no longer than is necessary to protect those interests.
Yes. However, the restriction is more likely to be upheld if the clause only restricts the employee from dealing with customers/clients with whom the employee had contact with during a specified period (often 12 months) before termination. The restriction should also be limited in time.
Regardless of income, a non-compete is now void and unenforceable under RCW 49.62 unless the employer gives the employee written notice of the terms of the non-compete before the employee accepts the offer of employment.