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Florida Noncompete Agreements are Enforceable Post-merger
liz [e-mail]
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 21:45:07 -0400 (EDT)

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On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Haim Dimer wrote:
> I heard that because Florida is a right to work state, non-compete
> agreement don't stand in a state court of law. Is it true?

"Right to work" is a euphemism for "anti-union." It means that in
Florida, you cannot have a "closed shop" in which individuals may not work
unless they are members of the applicable labor union.

This does not mean that non-compete agreements are not enforced in
Florida. They are, with some exceptions (for example, overly broad and
unreasonable restrictions.) It has nothing to do with non-compete
agreements.

Florida is a very pro-management state. It is also called an "at-will"
work state, which means that in the absence of a contract otherwise, and
provided that there is no discrimination based on membership in protected
classes of persons, in general employees can be fired for no reason at any
time.