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Non-Compete Agreements › AL Supreme Court

Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a... more +
Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -
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Sign on the Line: Alabama Supreme Court Requires Employer Signatures on Non-competes

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If you use non-competes, make sure you complete all the steps to make them enforceable. It may be your practice to ask the employee to sign it and then not sign it yourself. While we seldom see challenges to this practice,...more

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Alabama Passes New (and More Restrictive) Non-Compete Statute

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Effective January 1, 2016, Alabama has passed a new non-compete and non-solicitation statute, repealing Section 8-1-1 of the Alabama Code ("the New Act"). The New Act begins with the same general statement as the prior...more

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