Federal Court Upholds Attorneys’ Fee Award Against Former Employees in Ohio Non-Compete Case

From OMA Connections Partner Frantz Ward: “Although some departing employees are willing to risk violating their non-competes when they leave a company, a recent court decision reinforced one of the significant dangers that those employees can face in doing so. In this decision, a federal appeals court in Ohio ruled that a former employee who violates a non-compete can be forced to pay the employer’s legal fees, even if the former employer does not prevail on all of the issues raised.”

Read more about this from Frantz Ward. 1/17/2019