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Employment

Noncompete Agreement

Delaware

Asked on Dec 12, 2023

Employee contract, such as non compete/non solicit, could having this contract ever result in criminal/jail time?

If someone accuses you of fraud, because they believe you never had intended to honor your employment contract such as non-compete/non-solicit. Could this ever become a criminal case, resulting in criminal/jail time?

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Employment

Delaware

Answered 303 days ago

Matthew S.

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No, at worst, it is a breach of a contract which is a civil matter to be handled in civil court.

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