Sign Virginia Non-Solicitation Agreement Myself

Sign Non-Solicitation Agreement

[Music] non-solicitation everything you need to know what is an on solicitation agreement an on solicitation agreement is a common contract clause that says if you work for a competitor you won't solicit any business clients bring over any employees or use any confidential information connected to your current job an on solicitation agreement is one of several clauses that often show up in employment contracts they can also stand as unique contracts others include non-compete agreements and non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements and the three together are sometimes called the restrictive covenants the difference between non solicitation and non disclosure is that non-disclosure is about sharing confidential information while non solicitation is about not using confidential information as you might expect companies use non solicitation agreements most often with employees who interact a lot with clients customers and employees these agreements exist to protect important employees and customer relationships if a leaving employee asks her friends to join her new company that's solicitation and sometimes called poaching you can present a non solicitation agreement to an employee at just about any time from before the job starts to the very last day the best time is before the job begins because at that point you can make signing it a condition to get the job the biggest legal problem with non-solicitation agreements is the unofficial right to work like the right to privacy it's not an official part of the Bill of Rights but the point is that everyone has a right to work in a chosen profession if you're an employer and you notice a former employee violating the non-solicitation agreement it's important to act fast and get a cease and desist order to get one you must prove the agreement is valid and the employee went against it the courts might rule against you if your agreement is too broad too long to generalize in the wrong jurisdiction it's the wrong job description for its poorly worded as far as non solicitation agreements go read the entire thing yourself and think about whether it's reasonable based on your job description and the conditions above if you can accept it go ahead and sign but don't be afraid to speak to your HR head or a contract lawyer if you have any questions in the end you should remember that if a company gives you strict non solicitation and non-compete agreements they're mostly hoping you won't try to challenge them knowledge is power after all so learn your rights [Music]