Lake Worth, FL asked in Employment Law for New York

Q: Q about a non solicit

I had a non solicit at my former job that said i would not directly or indirectly encourage employees to leave for a year after I left. Now i have a new job, we're hiring, and several of them have applied. What do I need to do here?

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V. Jonas Urba
V. Jonas Urba
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  • New York, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: Place your new employer on notice of these facts. Ask them if they will defend you if you are served legal process by your old employer. Your new employer may decide to wait a year before hiring more people from your old employer; you hope, since you will certainly not be involved in those hiring decisions.

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