Items of consideration for Utah employers who have the desire or need to ask employees to sign non-compete agreements.

1. Non-Competes in Utah
Michael D. Stanger, Esq.
November 5, 2014

2. Non-Competes
Are Covenants not
to Compete
enforceable in Utah?

3. Non-Competes
Relevance to
buying/selling a
business?

4. Non-Competes
What kind of employees are the
best subjects of a non-compete?
• Special, unique, or
extraordinary
• Goodwill

5. Non-Competes
Who should not be made to sign
a non-compete?
• No goodwill, ordinary, run
of the mill
• Physicians?

6. Non-Competes
• Reasonable time
limitations?
• Geographic
limitations?

7. Non-Competes
Do I have to give
additional
compensation?

8. Non-Competes
What does the
litigation process
look like for non-competes?

9. Non-Competes
Are there alternatives ?
• Non-solicitation
• Nondisclosure/Confidentiality