Jan works in a sandwich shop run by Amy. Amy makes Jan sign a noncompeting contract that states if Jan quits she is not to engage in a similar business within a three state radius of Amy's business for 5 years. Is the contract legal and enforceable? Why or why not?
A non competing contract is a contract which restricts one party not to do the same business or trade for a specific period of time and according to some other modalities. There are peoples who says that it non-competing contract is necessary to save the employer ...