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Attorney Michael Campbell Explains Why A Covenant Not To Compete Can Protect Your Customers

Name: Attorney Michael Campbell Explains Why A Covenant Not To Compete Can Protect Your Customers
Uploaded: 2024-01-13T11:07:15Z
Channel: Michael Campbell
Description: Stopping a departing employee from taking your customers is more enforceable than a general non-compete, explains Pierce County, Washington attorney Michael Campbell—and may last two or three years, since poaching clients is treated as an unfair business practice. Proving a customer left because of the former employee, though, takes careful documentation and sometimes a subpoena.

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Stopping a departing employee from taking your customers is more enforceable than a general non-compete, explains Pierce County, Washington attorney Michael Campbell—and may last two or three years, since poaching clients is treated as an unfair business practice. Proving a customer left because of the former employee, though, takes careful documentation and sometimes a subpoena.

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Law updateNOTE — current law: Washington now regulates customer non-solicitation as part of its non-compete statute (RCW 49.62): a 2024 amendment expanded the 'noncompetition covenant' definition to include agreements barring transactions with a customer, and the state's near-total non-compete ban (HB 1155) takes effect June 30, 2027. See the fuller note on the 'Are They Worth The Effort?' video.

Answered by Michael Campbell · Pierce County, WA

Highlights

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— why barring a departing employee from taking clients is more enforceable

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— how proving it depends on careful documentation

Frequently Asked Questions

Is barring a former employee from clients enforceable?

More so than a general non-compete—it can last two or three years, since poaching clients is treated as an unfair business practice.

How do you prove a client was poached?

It takes careful documentation, and sometimes a subpoena, to show a customer left because of the former employee.

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