Anyone seen this? (anyone care?)
link to one of several stories:
There's a ballot initiative this election in Georgia that's phrased like this:
Amendment One "Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to make Georgia more economically competitive by authorizing legislation to uphold reasonable competitive agreements? () YES () NO
But what it apparently does, is open up Georgia for 2 year noncompete agreements that can be demanded from employees, subcontractors, or 1099s. So an employer could conceivably force you to sign one, then fire you, then prevent you from going to work for a competitor for a 2 year span. That's the rumor anyway.
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce (of course) claims that allowing those sorts of things in Georgia will make Georgia more competitive with adjacent states.
Is that true? Are these sorts of things common in other areas of the country? I've lurked in some eng-tips threads on noncompete agreements before, but I've never heard of applying them to 1099 subcontractors. I'm also somewhat curious how enforceable they are.
Hydrology, Drainage Analysis, Flood Studies, and Complex Stormwater Litigation for Atlanta and the South East -
link to one of several stories:
There's a ballot initiative this election in Georgia that's phrased like this:
Amendment One "Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to make Georgia more economically competitive by authorizing legislation to uphold reasonable competitive agreements? () YES () NO
But what it apparently does, is open up Georgia for 2 year noncompete agreements that can be demanded from employees, subcontractors, or 1099s. So an employer could conceivably force you to sign one, then fire you, then prevent you from going to work for a competitor for a 2 year span. That's the rumor anyway.
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce (of course) claims that allowing those sorts of things in Georgia will make Georgia more competitive with adjacent states.
Is that true? Are these sorts of things common in other areas of the country? I've lurked in some eng-tips threads on noncompete agreements before, but I've never heard of applying them to 1099 subcontractors. I'm also somewhat curious how enforceable they are.
Hydrology, Drainage Analysis, Flood Studies, and Complex Stormwater Litigation for Atlanta and the South East -