Many employers require their employees sign agreements containing a “loyalty provision.” That is, a clause that requires the employee to devote all or most of his/her working time to the employer’s endeavors, while the employee remains employed by the employer. What many employers fail to realize, however, is that some states treat such loyalty provisions as restrictive covenants. Thus, as a recent decision from the Georgia Court of Appeals reminds, these loyalty provisions must comply with restrictive covenant law. See Early, et al v. MiMedx Group, Inc., 330 Ga. App. 652 (Feb. 10, 2015).
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