What recourse do I have if my former employer falsifies a non-compete agreement?
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What recourse do I have if my former employer falsifies a non-compete agreement?
I signed a non-compete agreement with a former employer while still employed that prohibited me from working with specific customers. The term customers was defined very specifically to include any an all in customers in market segment
Asked on August 30, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You can file a lawsuit against them for defamation--for making a false factual assertion about you which damages your reputation and/or causes you economic harm--and also for "tortious interference with economic advantage"--or using a wrongful means (defamation) to harm you economically. You can also add "breach of contract": for violating the actual terms of the agreement. You can do this yourself, but a lawyer would definitely be helpful.
Also contact the police: there are crimes for falsying legal documents and/or doing something that implicitly represents that they are you (e.g. claiming you agreed to something when you did not, so they are effectively agreeing "for" you), so it is possible the could face criminal liability, too.
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