Non-Compete Agreements in Georgia
How Georgia law treats non-compete agreements, with the statute or official source.
Short answer: Enforceable under Georgia's Restrictive Covenants Act if reasonable in time, area and scope. After employment ends, non-competes can bind only employees who regularly solicit customers or make sales, managers, key employees and professionals; O.C.G.A. §§ 13-8-53, 13-8-57
| Non-compete agreements | Enforceable under Georgia's Restrictive Covenants Act if reasonable in time, area and scope. After employment ends, non-competes can bind only employees who regularly solicit customers or make sales, managers, key employees and professionals; other employees can be bound only by customer non-solicitation and confidentiality terms. A post-employment restriction of two years or less is presumed reasonable, and longer is presumed unreasonable. Courts may narrow an overbroad covenant. Georgia Code text read on a public code mirror (FindLaw), because the official Georgia Code is published through LexisNexis. Duration presumptions: https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-13-contracts/ga-code-sect-13-8-57/ Source: O.C.G.A. §§ 13-8-53, 13-8-57 |
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FAQ
Are non-compete agreements enforceable in Georgia?
Enforceable under Georgia's Restrictive Covenants Act if reasonable in time, area and scope. After employment ends, non-competes can bind only employees who regularly solicit customers or make sales, managers, key employees and professionals; other employees can be bound only by customer non-solicitation and confidentiality terms. A post-employment restriction of two years or less is presumed reasonable, and longer is presumed unreasonable. Courts may narrow an overbroad covenant.
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