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New York Non-Compete Agreement Template

Prevent a person or business from competing with your company by using a New York Non-Compete Agreement.

Published December 6, 2022

A New York non-compete agreement is a legally binding contract between employees and an employer. It is designed to restrict an employee’s ability to take trade secrets and protected information with them if they move to a competing company.

Table of Contents
  • Is a Non-Compete Legally Enforceable in New York?
  • What's Protected?
  • Reasonable Use and Exemptions
  • Non-Compete Agreement New York Limitations
  • New York Non-Compete Agreement Sample

Is a Non-Compete Legally Enforceable in New York?

Yes, New York non-compete agreements are legally enforceable with specific provisions. [1] They are enforceable when:

  • It is essential for protecting an employer’s “legitimate” interests.
  • It does not force unnecessary hardships on an employee being asked to sign the New York non-compete agreement.
  • It does no harm to the public.
  • It implements a reasonable geographic area and time limitation

What’s Protected?

New York non-compete laws assert that employers may indeed have “legitimate” concerns regarding protecting confidential company materials and trade secrets. Consequently, non-compete agreements in New York are intended to stop employees from appropriating both confidential information and singular skills they learned while working for a particular employer.

Reasonable Use and Exemptions

An enforceable New York non-compete agreement should be reasonable regarding duration and restrict itself to only protecting the valid interests of an employer. Reasonable use also includes the absence of any hardship forced on employees and ensures there will be no harm to the public.

Exemptions to New York non-compete agreements cover all broadcast industry employees. [2]

Enforceable when terminated without cause? Cases split

Employee non-solicitation agreement permitted? Yes

Customer non-solicitation agreements permitted? Yes

Does continuing employment equal sufficient consideration? Yes

Non-Compete Agreement New York Limitations

Limitations on time

Courts generally have a favorable view of a New York non-compete agreement that does not extend past one year. However, agreements with durations of more than one year may be legally questioned if the time indicated in the agreement is excessive for no justifiable reason.

Non-compete agreement New York geographical limitations

Agreements should not prevent someone from obtaining employment due to unreasonable geographical limitations. For example, if an employee signed a non-compete agreement that forbids the employee from working within 200 miles of where they are employed, the New York courts would more likely find that agreement non-enforceable because of imposing undue hardship on that employee.

Doctrine of Reformation

New York adheres to the reformation doctrine, which permits judges to delete, change, or add language contained in a non-compete agreement. [3]  Although rarely used, this law is implemented only in special cases where a judge considers the non-compete agreement too broad, misleading, or otherwise unenforceable. Judges can then modify the content of an agreement to make it legally enforceable.

Another limitation of New York non-competes involves the definition of what an employer considers to be a competitor and/or competitors. If a judge finds the employer’s definition of a competitor is too vague or broad that it prevents an employee from working in any sector of a particular industry, the judge may deem the agreement (or parts of the agreement) as non-enforceable.

New York Non-Compete Agreement Sample

Here is a New York non-compete agreement template, in PDF and Word format:

Non-Compete Agreement

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  1. Non-Compete Agreements In New York State. https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/non-competes.pdf
  2. NY State Assembly Bill A9004. https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2009/a9004
  3. Backer Mgt. v. Acme Quilting, Asset Management & Capital Co., Inc., v Michael I. Nugent. https://www.leagle.com/decision/197825746ny2d2111239
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