28. Non-Solicitation, No Poach & Garden Leave

"The best path to progress is freedom’s road."
John F. Kennedy

i. Before Signing

1. NL 1: Injunction – Key Words & Phrases
2. NL 2: Non-Compete or Non-Solicit? Use “C.A.T.C.H.” to Understand It
3. NL 3: Restrictive Covenant – Key Words & Phrases
4. NL 4: You Must Protect Your “B.O.B.” (Book Of Business, That Is)
5. NL 5: “Employer Ask You to Sign an Agreement? Ask Your Employer to Pay Your Legal Cost”
6. QA 1: Restrictive Covenant – Key Words & Phrases

ii. Is it Enforceable?

1. QA 1: “What is ‘indirect’ solicitation of customers?”

iii. Non-Solicitation and Other Restrictions

1. NL 1: If You Leave Your Job, Can You Take Your Customers With You?
2. NL 2: Non-Compete or Non-Solicit? Use “C.A.T.C.H.” to Understand It
3. NL 3: Non-Solicitation Does NOT Mean Non-Communication
4. NL 4: When Leaving Your Job, How to Take Your Colleagues With You
5. NL 5: “Non-Solicitation Agreements – From A to Z”
6. QA 1: “Can I be sued for poaching an employee from my former employer?”
7. QA 2: “Can I solicit customers of my former employer?”
8. QA 3: “If I signed a non-solicitation agreement, can I now create a website for my new business?”
9. QA 4: “If my former employer closes, and opens a new company, is my non-compete (or other contracts) valid?”
10. QA 5: “No non-compete, but my prospective employer has signed a ‘No-Poach’ agreement. What do I do?”
11. QA 6: “Non-Solicitation Agreements – Ten Practical Questions”
12. QA 7: “Should non-solicit clauses be treated the same as non-compete clauses?”
13. QA 8: “Who is a ‘prospective client’ in a non-solicitation agreement?”
14. QA 9: Prospective Customer or Client
15. QA 10: “Can I get around a ‘non-solicitation’ agreement?”
16. QA 11: “Can I Work for a Licensee or Vendor of my Former Employer?”
17. QA 12: “With a ‘no-poach’ agreement, can I hire a fired employee?”

iv. Garden Leave

1. NL 1: “Garden Leave’s Little Secret: It is Not Very Enforceable”
2. NL 2: Garden Leave . . . Is Negotiable
3. QA 1: “Can I be on ‘Garden Leave’ and reemployed elsewhere at the same time?”
4. QA 2: “No Non-compete? No Stolen Secrets? You are Free.”

v. General

1. NL 1: Non-Compete or Non-Solicit? Use “C.A.T.C.H.” to Understand It
2. NL 2: “I Am Not Restricted” Clause in Offer Letters – Potential Roadblock
3. NL 3: “Injunctive Relief” Clauses in Contracts – What Do They Mean?
4. QA 1: “Can I sue my former employer for ‘interfering’ with my new job?”
5. QA 2: “If I signed a non-compete / non-solicit agreement, does that stop me from working for a customer of my former employer?”