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I had to sign a non-compete at my current joh and have just been offered another job and am concerned on whether i will be violating the non-compete.
Asked on Nov 12th, 2014 on Employment Contracts - Florida
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The non-compete has a clause that includes a 50 mile radius for an employee working remotely. I am currently working remotely at home for this company and the new job offer is also working remotely, so would this violate the non-compete? The new job is a company that is solely remote, however their address is in another state which is more than 50 miles away.
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In Florida, for a non-compete to be enforceable, it has to be reasonable in both time and geography. Fifty miles would probably be reasonable, but I don't know if there's a time provision. Also, the "remote" portion may give you some room. Long short, given the potential risks, I'd say it would be worth the time and a few bucks to hire an attorney to review and sit down with you to get all of the details together so you can get a full assessment of your potential liability, if any.
Answered on Nov 13th, 2014 at 8:07 AM