Has anyone on here (non-OD, so not anyone..) had to sign a non-compete? I just hired an optician who had separated from the OD across the street... I've never been burned, but now he has. Thoughts?
Has anyone on here (non-OD, so not anyone..) had to sign a non-compete? I just hired an optician who had separated from the OD across the street... I've never been burned, but now he has. Thoughts?
Non-competes are very difficult to enforce. They are usually all bark and no bite.
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I have never heard of an optician being restricted from earning a living by a non-compete contract. I don't thinkit's worth the paper it's written on but I ain't no lawyer.
That is what makes it impossible to enforce. No court will stop anyone from practicing in their profession. You can usually stop them from soliciting from your established customers.
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Depends on the size of the city. A non-compete can stand up if it is limited in radius, say 5 miles of the former employer. Certainly on non-transferral of customer/patient information.
But enforcing/breaking non-competes requires pretty deep pockets, IMO.
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