Employment Law

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Ncbc: Fifty-mile Customer Based Geographic Restriction Makes Non-compete Agreement Unreasonable

September 9, 2015

           In August, the North Carolina Business Court (“NCBC”) determined a non-compete agreement was unreasonable because of its overly broad geographic restriction, and denied Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction to prohibit a former employee from competing with it.[1]              In North Carolina, non-compete agreements are generally…

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Fired for Discrimination Complaint: Wrongful Termination Suit Fails to Survive Motion to Dismiss

July 1, 2015

     The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently affirmed a trial court’s decision to grant a motion to dismiss a lawsuit when the Plaintiff, Lisa Green-Hayes (“Green-Hayes”) failed to properly state a claim for retaliatory wrongful termination.[1]  In her complaint, Green-Hayes alleged she was subjected to the “discriminatory employment practices and … attitude of…

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