A Delaware non-compete agreement is a written contract in which an employee promises not to work for a competitor or start a competing business for a set time after leaving. Delaware law voids a covenant not to compete between physicians when it limits where or for how long a physician may practice medicine after the agreement ends.[1] Build a free agreement with the builder below, or download the PDF template and fill it in.
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Employers use a covenant not to compete template to protect business details such as manufacturing methods, client and customer information, salaries, pricing, and plans for future products. Companies often sign the agreement when they hire a worker, before the person learns those details.
The Delaware template sets the main terms of the restriction in sections 1 to 3 of the form. They cover how long the agreement lasts, what the former employee may not do, and where the restriction applies. You fill in the blanks and tick the boxes that match your arrangement.
Section 1 starts the agreement on the Effective Date and keeps it running while the person works for the company. It then continues for the number of years you enter after the person leaves. Many companies choose a short period, and the right length depends on the field and the work.
Section 3 bars the person from doing business with, working for, or holding an interest in a competing business. The form gives you these choices:
The template names two parties and the date the agreement takes effect. The form calls the worker the Agent and the hiring business the Company. Enter each party's name and address at the top of page 1, then add the Effective Date.
The last page has a signature block for each party, with lines for a signature, a printed name, and a title. Under the form's Miscellaneous section, a later change counts only if it is written down and signed by both the Company and the Agent.
Four more sections finish the agreement. They protect the company's staff and customers, let a court adjust a restriction that is too broad, pick Delaware law, and cover general terms. These sections are already written in the template.
Delaware's statute on this topic covers physicians. A covenant not to compete between physicians is void if it limits where or for how long a physician may practice medicine after the main agreement ends.[1]
Section 2707 of the 6 Del. C. says:
Any covenant not to compete provision of an employment, partnership or corporate agreement between and/or among physicians which restricts the right of a physician to practice medicine in a particular locale and/or for a defined period of time, upon the termination of the principal agreement of which the said provision is a part, shall be void.
The same section keeps the rest of a physician's agreement in force:
Delaware has no statute that does any of the following:
Under Section 2707 of the 6 Del. C., a covenant not to compete between physicians is void. That applies when the covenant limits where or for how long a physician may practice medicine after the main agreement ends. The rest of that agreement stays enforceable.[1]
Yes. Section 3 of the template has a box that limits the restriction to a geographic area you describe. Two more boxes say whether the restriction applies to online business.
General information, not legal or tax advice.
