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Originally Posted by Little.Egret
World-wide non-compete contracts have passed muster.. mostly when a business was being sold.
Even these don't prevent you making a living in some different field or even in a field that the business isn't yet involved in.
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Not for individuals in the US. A contract saying an ex employee can not ply his trade anywhere in the US is illegal. You can not keep someone from making a living. You can enforce a non compete clause for a specific distance. For example within 50 miles of you current employer. You can not keep him from working in the same field in all 50 states and territories of the US. On the other hand, if it can be proven that the employee poached existing customers that could result in a lawsuit
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