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A Bad Deal does NOT Make It an Unlawful Deal

Florida Statute s. 542.335 (combined with Florida Statute s. 542.18) provides, in a nutshell, that restraints on trade or commerce are unlawful unless “they protect one or more legitimate business interest and are reasonable in geographic and temporal scope.” Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC v. Capital Wealth Advisors, Inc., 46 Fla. L. Weekly D2303a (Fla. 2d DCA 2021).  (Check out the statute to understand Florida law on restraints on trade or commerce.). But what is important is that s. 542.335 applies to restraints on trade or commerce and not restraints on other types of agreements such as commissions, as shown in...

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Referral Sources can be a Protected Legitimate Business Interest

In a big case for employers that rely on referrals for the viability of their business, the Florida Supreme Court held that referral sources may be a protected legitimate business interest under Florida Statute s. 542.335 based on the context and proof.  Hence, referral sources can be protected under a non-compete / non-solicitation agreement that prohibits the employee, upon leaving, from soliciting referrals for a period of time.   White v. Mederi Caretenders Visiting Services of Southeast Florida, LLC, 42 Fla. L. Weekly S803a (Fla. 2017) (holding that referral sources for a home health care company may be a protected legitimate business...

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Enforcing Non-Compete Agreement with Injunctive Relief

There are numerous employers that want employees to sign a non-compete, non-disclosure, and non-solicitation agreement (collectively, the “non-compete agreement”).   For good reason, they don’t want to train employees to learn the business’ trade secrets and business practices (e.g., marking strategies, pricing, techniques, customer lists, etc.) only to then compete with the employer and solicit its clients.   The non-compete agreement will allow the employer to move for injunctive relief if a former employee violates the agreement to maintain the status quo and prevent the irreparable harm to the employer. An example is as follows. In Allied Universal Corp. v. Given, 42 Fla....

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