Can I work for a company that my employer represented?
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Can I work for a company that my employer represented?
My current employer represents companies in the U.S. I have the opportunity to work for one of them earning more salary which will help me maintain my family but the employer send an email stating that this company cannot hire me because the contract prohibits them from doing so. Is this really applicable in the U.S.? How can an employer limit an employee from
growing professionally and earn more money for the family?
Asked on October 24, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
There is no inherent right to any particular job or to be employed by any particular company. Businesses may look to protect their rights and interests by preventing their employees from working for their clients, bringing the employer's expertise (which the client pays for) directly to the client, for example. If the client signed a contract that they would not hire or employ the company's employees, or you signed an agreement to not work for clients, that is enforceable and they can prevent you taking the job (or the client from hiring you).
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