<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Sean McNealy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sean.mcnealy@gmail.com">sean.mcnealy@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im"><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Lightner, Jeff <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jlightner@water.com" target="_blank">jlightner@water.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I'm against the amendment because it is way too vague.<br></blockquote></div><br></div>I think it's too specific. It defines what's reasonable, ex. 2 years must be assumed reasonable by the court (doesn't set a maximum).<br>
<br>Really the amendment is only to make HB173 legal, because it was previously unconstitutional for Georgia to uphold non-competitive agreements. (<a href="http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/versions/hb173_HB_173_AP_7.htm" target="_blank">http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/versions/hb173_HB_173_AP_7.htm</a>)<br>
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<br></font></blockquote><div><br>I think non-compete agreements violate anti-trust laws in at the least spirit if not also the letter of the law.<br><br><snark><br>Don't want your employees trundling off to the competition with your secret sauce, don't be an asshole boss. Besides, isn't competition supposed to the bedrock of good business climate in 'merica?<br>
</snark><br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><font color="#888888">-Sean<br>
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