The New Face of Non-compete Agreements

The Internet has changed the face of Non-Compete Agreements. Allowing businesses broader, faster reach, The Internet has increased Non-Compete Agreements geographically and decreased them temporally. It used to be that Non-Compete Agreements were limited to a very narrow geographic region, but were allowed to cover a rather substantial period of time. As the Internet has increased customer reach, however, courts are allowing business to define their protectable territory more broadly. In return courts are restricting the time they will allow such broad geographic restrictions to remain in place, given the breakneck speed of online commerce.

West Des Moines Business Lawyer, Rush Nigut provides some valuable information on Non-Compete Agreements, how Iowa courts view them and how you can maximize the value of Non-Compete Agreements to your company.

Rush examines the following three critical Non-Compete factors in depth:

1. Is it necessary for the protection of the employer's business?

2. Is the non-compete unreasonably restrictive of the employee's rights?

3. Is the non-compete prejudicial to the public interest?

Rush also includes alternatives to Non-Compete Agreements and helpful links for those interested in finding out more about this underutilized corporate resource.

Brett Trout

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