There was a lawsuit in Reno about this issue. An executive host at Reno Hilton went to work for Eldorado. Reno Hilton tried sueing her and the Eldorado because a lot of her clients went with her to the Eldorado. Reno Hilton lost. I tried googling to find out more about the judge's ruling but could not find anything.
Sylvia
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I am not surprised that the Hilton lost this law suit. Is this
a much different event than a chef going to work for a new
restaurant, or a hairdresser a new salon? In both of those
instances, many of the departing employee's best customers will
follow them to their new place of work.
I'm not a lawyer, but I always assumed that a contractual
"non-compete" clause was meant to prevent a departing employee
from opening a new business, which would be in direct competition
with his former employer. I wouldn't think that going to work for
a competing business would fall under that definition.
Of course, taking customer lists or other proprietary information,
from a former employer could certainly be construed as an act of
industrial sabotage. But in the case of a departing host
mentioning to a favored client, "that this was his last week at
the Muggy Swamp Casino & Bathhouse, and that in the future he
could be contacted at the Purple Passion Resort & Suites, I doubt
that this would be considered actionable.
~Babe~
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In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Sylvia" <sgosline@...> wrote:
.... An executive host at Reno Hilton went to work for Eldorado.
Reno Hilton tried sueing her and the Eldorado because a lot of her
clients went with her to the Eldorado. Reno Hilton lost......
Sylvia