Jackson Lewis: Florida Courts' Evaluation of Restrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements May Be Affected by Eleventh Circuit Ruling | Practical Law

Jackson Lewis: Florida Courts' Evaluation of Restrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements May Be Affected by Eleventh Circuit Ruling | Practical Law

This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. discusses the potential effect on Florida noncompete law of the Eleventh Circuit's decision in Transunion Risk and Alt. Data Solutions, Inc. v. MacLachlan. The decision held that federal courts must balance potential harm to a former employee with threatened injury to the employer when deciding whether to grant an injunction enforcing a non-compete. The decision may change how Florida courts evaluate restrictive covenants in employment agreements because Florida's non-compete statute (Fla. Stat. § 542.335(1)(g)1)) expressly prohibits Florida courts from considering the hardship that may be caused to the former employee.

Jackson Lewis: Florida Courts' Evaluation of Restrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements May Be Affected by Eleventh Circuit Ruling

by Practical Law Labor & Employment
Published on 01 Oct 2015 • Florida, United States
This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. discusses the potential effect on Florida noncompete law of the Eleventh Circuit's decision in Transunion Risk and Alt. Data Solutions, Inc. v. MacLachlan. The decision held that federal courts must balance potential harm to a former employee with threatened injury to the employer when deciding whether to grant an injunction enforcing a non-compete. The decision may change how Florida courts evaluate restrictive covenants in employment agreements because Florida's non-compete statute (Fla. Stat. § 542.335(1)(g)1)) expressly prohibits Florida courts from considering the hardship that may be caused to the former employee.
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