- Jurisdiction
- North Carolina
Hi everyone,
My wife recently left her job to start her own graphic design business. She hasn't solicited to anyone yet as she is just starting. Today she got a call from her old employer very vaguely saying that she wasn't allowed to reach out to any clients of theirs, and insinuated that she couldn't reach out to any of their prospective clients (clients that hadn't signed any agreement with her old company).
She wasn't planning on going after any of her old clients anyway, but I wanted to know if it is legal for her to do that if she so chose, and if it is legal for her to go after different prospects that her old company hasn't closed.
As a note, she hasn't signed any non-compete/non-solicitation either. Any clarification you could provide would be very beneficial!
My wife recently left her job to start her own graphic design business. She hasn't solicited to anyone yet as she is just starting. Today she got a call from her old employer very vaguely saying that she wasn't allowed to reach out to any clients of theirs, and insinuated that she couldn't reach out to any of their prospective clients (clients that hadn't signed any agreement with her old company).
She wasn't planning on going after any of her old clients anyway, but I wanted to know if it is legal for her to do that if she so chose, and if it is legal for her to go after different prospects that her old company hasn't closed.
As a note, she hasn't signed any non-compete/non-solicitation either. Any clarification you could provide would be very beneficial!