{"id":14285,"date":"2012-08-15T22:21:23","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T22:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=14285"},"modified":"2022-08-08T19:26:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T19:26:27","slug":"an-important-non-compete-update-for-ga-employers","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/news\/an-important-non-compete-update-for-ga-employers\/","title":{"rendered":"An Important Non-Compete Update for GA Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<p class=\"published\">Certain employee agreements may not be governed by Georgia\u2019s new non-compete statute and may no longer be valid, according to a recent ruling from a Federal Appeals Court, \u00a0For this reason, it is important that you check when you last implemented agreements containing non-competes or other restrictive covenants for your employees. Simply put: The date signed may determine if your agreements are enforceable in Georgia \u2013 or not.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If you had employees sign these agreements between November 3, 2010 and May 11, 2011<\/strong>, the agreements may not be governed by Georgia\u2019s new non-compete statute and may not be valid.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you had employees sign these agreements\u00a0after May 11, 2011<\/strong>, then\u00a0no new action is necessary. The agreements are governed by the new law, which favors enforcement of non-competes and other restrictive covenants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please take a moment to check the dates of your agreements to ensure that they are governed by the new law. It\u2019s a simple measure that will protect you in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>We are here to keep you informed, to protect the competitive edge of your business and to help you avoid unfair competition.<\/p>\n<p>As always, let\u00a0us know if we can help.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sincerely,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/attorney\/benjamin-i-fink\/\">Ben Fink<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/attorney\/neal-f-weinrich\/\">Neal Weinrich<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>An Important Non-Compete Update for GA Employers - Berman Fink Van Horn P.C.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/news\/an-important-non-compete-update-for-ga-employers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An Important Non-Compete Update for GA Employers - Berman Fink Van Horn P.C.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Certain employee agreements may not be governed by Georgia\u2019s new non-compete statute and may no longer be valid, according to a recent ruling from a Federal Appeals Court, \u00a0For this reason, it is important that you check when you last implemented agreements containing non-competes or other restrictive covenants for your employees. 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