The senior partners at your law firm are in the process of hiring a software engineer to design new software for the firm’s use. The partners want to enter into a non–compete agreement with the software engineer, and they need your help researching information safeguarding the non-compete agreement. With that in mind, your supervisor, Mr. Williams, has requested that you research whether there are any statutes or case laws regarding non-compete agreements that should be addressed before drafting the final document.
For this assignment, you must submit a report in which you discuss the statutes and case laws in your state or country regarding non-compete agreements.
For full credit, you must address the following in your report:
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Discuss and explain non-compete agreements.
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Discuss the requirements and regulations of a non–compete agreement.
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Address any statutes in the state or country regarding non–compete agreements.
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Address any case laws in the state or country regarding non–compete agreements.
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Discuss public policy issues regarding non-compete agreements.
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Discuss any additional information regarding non-compete agreement that you feel is important in drafting the final document.