The legal landscape is rapidly changing with regards to restrictive covenants used by employers to protect against unfair competition and solicitation by current or former employees..
Connecticut law was unclear whether continued at-will employment constituted sufficient consideration for restrictive covenants, such as non-competes, non-solicits, or non-disclosure agreements. Schimenti Construction Company, LLC v. Schimenti.
Continued at-will employment can be sufficient consideration for an employee’s restrictive covenant agreement, the Connecticut Appellate Court has held. Schimenti Construction Company, LLC v. Schimenti, No. AC44274 (Jan. 17, 2023). Until now, Connecticut law was unclear whether continued at-will employment constituted sufficient consideration for restrictive covenants, such as
Evan Seeman is a real estate attorney with Robinson Cole, working with land use, zoning, real property litigation, and municipal law, member of Real Estate + Development Group