By Michael A. Naclerio and Richard M. Reice
Employers often include restrictive covenants in their employment agreements in an effort to protect investments in employees, trade secrets, and customer information. These covenants can restrict a former employee’s ability to work for competitors, prevent solicitation of past clients, and otherwise limit the former employee’s labor rights. This post surveys how courts in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey have enforced restrictive covenants in 2014 and early 2015.