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Is the non compete valid in this case?
I worked as an idependant consultant for a company that sold pearls and pearl jewelry. My job was to do pearl parties online, where I opened oysters for the pearls and sold settings to be made by the company owners. I am located in OR and the company is based in GA. The
Asked on August 10, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Oregon
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Your state is very restrictive about enforcing non-competition agreements. Given the requirement that you must have been given a 2-week written notice that a non-compete was required for the job before you took the job, *and* that you must have had access to trade secrets, *and* most importantly, your compensatin (salary, commissions, etc.) must have exceed the median income for a family of 4 (which $500 does NOT), it does not appear that they can enforce this agreement against you in OR. Here is a link to the OR law: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/653.295
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