From contractor to client's employee , is Non-solicitation applicable?

Hello,

I had worked as an independent consultant contractor for a staffing agency. The agency is in Pennsylvania. Their customers are in California. But now, one of the agency's customer wants to hire me as an full time employee. As I understand non-solicitation means not soliciting business to their client as an independent consultant. But if I decide to work for their client as a full time employee then the non-solicitation clause is not applicable. Am I correct?
Thanks,

 

Hi zddoodah,

Yes. This is the non-solicitation clause I have:

Non-solicitation


During the period of this agreement and during the one-year period subsequent to the termination of this agreement, regardless of the cause of termination and which party initiated the termination:


A. Contractor (myself) shall not without the prior written consent of Company (staffing company), solicit the employment or of engage the services of any Company employees who are introduced pursuant to this agreement directly.


B. Contractor shall not, and shall procure that no person, firm or company which controls or is controlled by the same person, firm or company as controls Contractor, shall without the prior written consent of Company, attempt to solicit business of any kind from a customer/client of Company encountered during an engagement while under contract with Company, either directly or indirectly or through an agency of any third party. Such customers/clients include those for whom Contractor provides services, directly under any work order to this agreement.