Over the last 18 months we have seen drastic changes in this
country's employment laws as a result of the pandemic,
including new and updated laws and regulations related to sick
leave, unemployment compensation and employee safety requirements.
One change that has been mostly overshadowed by the ever-evolving
nature of the pandemic, and its impact on the employment area, is a
shift in the use and the enforceability of noncompetition
agreements.
Traditionally, employers have long used noncompete agreements,
and other related restrictive covenants, to protect their customer
bases and proprietary information and to limit the ability of their
employees to take confidential information and set up a competitive
business across the street. Indiana courts have been largely
tolerant of noncompete agreements, especially when compared to
their counterparts in California, for example, and have allowed
employers to enforce noncompetition agreements that are reasonable.
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