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Message: [QUOTE="j66kicker, post: 3512616, member: 4447"] In the Northeast and many industrialized states non-compete agreements aren't worth the paper they're written on. Basically the only way you can enforce them is pay the employee the same salary you were paying them for the length of time you don't want them to compete. Sometimes the only "enforcement" is the hiring company just doesn't want the fuss of threatened litigation, etc. (especially if they are much smaller than the employee's former company). When I moved to Arizona (for a job) I found out AZ is a very business-friendly and worker-unfriendly state which totally enforces non-compete agreements. When I filled out my on-boarding paperwork from HR I managed to slip my non-compete form in the trash, and got away with it. If asked to sign one (and you can't get away with tossing it) your policy should be, "Pay me up front for the number of years you don't want me to compete if I leave." BTW in most businesses one year is plenty of time for the ex-employee's skills & industry relationships to fade. The 5-year thing is way overkill in most cases. [/QUOTE]