{"id":6020,"date":"2017-01-25T21:56:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T21:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=6020"},"modified":"2019-08-20T08:49:27","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T15:49:27","slug":"non-compete-agreements-idaho-enforceable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/non-compete-agreements-idaho-enforceable\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Non-compete Agreements in Idaho Enforceable?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/attorneys\/joseph-g-ballstaedt\">By Joseph G. Ballstaedt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Usually a non-compete agreement refers to a contract between an employer and an employee whereby the employee agrees not to engage in a trade or profession that competes with the employer\u2019s business. Sometimes these <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Non-compete_clause\">agreements<\/a> are called \u201cnon-compete clauses,\u201d \u201ccovenants not to compete,\u201d or \u201crestrictive covenants.\u201d They generally extend beyond the term of the employment relationship. For example, a hospital may want a doctor to sign a non-compete agreement prohibiting an employee doctor from practicing medicine within 50 miles of the hospital for a year after employment. This agreement would protect the hospital\u2019s business since the doctor couldn\u2019t quit, start up a private practice in the same area, and steal patients from the hospital\u2014at least not without breaking the non-compete agreement and risking being sued in court.<\/p>\n<p>Although a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beckreedriden.com\/httpwww-beckreedriden-comwp-contentuploads201508noncompetes-50-state-survey-chart-20150823\/\">lmost every state, including Idaho, allows non-compete agreements, a few do not<\/a>. There are good policy reasons behind allowing non-compete agreements, including allowing parties the freedom to contract, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawmoss.com\/publications\/non-compete-agreements-an-effective-tool-to-protect-legitimate-business-interests\/\">protecting legitimate business interests<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.treasury.gov\/resource-center\/economic-policy\/Documents\/UST%20Non-competes%20Report.pdf\"> incentivizing employers to provide expensive on-the-job training<\/a>. On the other hand, others argue non-competes hurt the economy because they stifle worker mobility and the spread of ideas. Also, some claim non-competes create unemployment because people are prohibited from using their professional skills. <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/experts\/2016\/05\/23\/why-states-should-stop-the-spread-of-noncompete-pacts\/\">Low-skilled employees<\/a> such as fast-food workers seem to be especially harmed by non-competes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/non-compete-agreements-idaho-enforceable\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Are Non-compete Agreements in Idaho Enforceable?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joseph G. Ballstaedt Usually a non-compete agreement refers to a contract between an employer and an employee whereby the employee agrees not to engage in a trade or profession that competes with the employer\u2019s business. Sometimes these agreements are called \u201cnon-compete clauses,\u201d \u201ccovenants not to compete,\u201d or \u201crestrictive covenants.\u201d They generally extend beyond the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Are Non-compete Agreements in Idaho Enforceable?|Racine Olson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"By Joseph G. 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