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StuckInGA
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- Georgia
I'm hoping to get some basic guidance with what I believe is an overly restrictive portion of a Non-Compete agreement. In reviewing the Non-Compete and Confidentiality agreement I signed with my current employer, my significant other raised concerns with the following section of it:
For reference, "period set forth in Section 1" is one year.
Just taking this at face value, the section seems to be overly restrictive, in that by my reading of it I could be fired tomorrow and then unable to start a new job for a month to be able to satisfy the 30 days prior notice requirement.
Can you tell me if my interpretation of this is accurate, and more importantly would such a restriction even be legal here in the state of GA? If not, would you advise to simply disregard that section of the agreement upon leaving the company or to approach the HR department and request that it be stricken from the agreement I signed?
2) Notification Requirement. Until the end of the period set forth in Section 1, Employee agrees to notify the Company in writing of any change in his/her address and of each new job or other business activity in which he/she plans to engage, at least 30 days prior to beginning such job or activity. Such notice shall state the name and address of any new Company and the nature of Employee's position.
For reference, "period set forth in Section 1" is one year.
Just taking this at face value, the section seems to be overly restrictive, in that by my reading of it I could be fired tomorrow and then unable to start a new job for a month to be able to satisfy the 30 days prior notice requirement.
Can you tell me if my interpretation of this is accurate, and more importantly would such a restriction even be legal here in the state of GA? If not, would you advise to simply disregard that section of the agreement upon leaving the company or to approach the HR department and request that it be stricken from the agreement I signed?