By Eric B. Meyer
My Facebook and Twitter feeds were blowing up yesterday with links to articles at NYTimes.com, The Huffington Post, and Jezebel about how the Jimmy John’s sandwich chain supposedly makes its sandwich makers and delivery drivers sign non-competition agreements.
These agreements purport to preclude employees from working for certain nearby competitors for two years after their employment with Jimmy John’s ends.
I’m not going to comment specifically on Jimmy John’s and its purported practice other than to say that I work in Philadelphia and it would be sacrilege to let a “sub sandwich” pass between these lips. But, I do have a few general pointers from employers about restrictive covenants.
Above all, where restrictive covenants are concerned, get some legal advice before you get an employee to sign.
This was originally published on Eric B. Meyer’s blog, The Employer Handbook.