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The Non-Compete Cost
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A non-compete is a paid vacation the employer sets the length of and does not pay for. The income you cannot earn during the restricted period has a number.
What this reveals. One number: the income you would forgo during the non-compete's restricted period.
What it does not do. It does not evaluate enforceability. That is qualified counsel's work: jurisdiction matters materially.
What is your total annual compensation?
Non-compete duration (months)?
Geographic scope?
Industry / competitive scope?
Any garden-leave or non-compete payments offered?
Some jurisdictions require the employer to pay during non-compete; some agreements provide garden leave.
the income you would forgo during the restricted period, net of any garden leave
Assumptions used: total comp, duration, geo scope, industry scope, and paid portion.
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This estimate prices a restricted period from the income and duration you entered, if the restriction applies as written. Whether it applies, and whether it can be enforced, varies by jurisdiction and facts.
Have qualified employment counsel in your jurisdiction review the restriction first. With that answer, Decision Desk™ can examine the income scenarios and prepare a position on the consideration you will ask for.
Whether a non-compete applies to you, and whether it is enforceable, is a legal question that varies by jurisdiction. Take it to qualified employment counsel. A modeled cost is not a legal conclusion.
The date that matters is the signing date or your planned move. Reach counsel ahead of it.
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