Disclaimer: I am not an attorney. This is not legal advice. These are just observations.
"Individuals change jobs in orthopedics every day within the same orthopedic field without drama."
1) Thoughts on non-competes when leaving a position in R&D, Marketing, Ops, Clinical, Regulatory, etc.
Broad non-competes are generally NOT enforceable. Courts say that an individual must have the ability to make a living in their field of expertise. Below is some real language from a real non-compete agreement. Ridiculous.
"[You cannot work on] any product, process, technology, machine, invention or service of any person or organization other than your current employer in existence or under development, which is similar to, resembles, competes with or is intended to resemble or compete with a product, process, technology, machine, invention or service upon which I have worked or about which I was knowledgeable during the last 24 months of my employment with the Company or while providing products of services to a Company customer. "
Many companies will "bully" a strong exiting employee by telling them they cannot go work for Company B. This is terrible. If they actually "valued" th...
