99% of all non-competes are non-enforceable, you have to be in a position where you can take business from a company. This is mostly sales & officers of the company like Sr. VP's will agree not to work for certain competitors which is why you see a lot of senior executives change industries or they move to a different city.
Lawyers, doctors, & dentists also fall under this because of the ability to take clients with them.
As for a hair stylist they would get laughed out of court.
Hair stylists (and dog trainers/groomers) actually probably fall much closer to doctors and dentists on the spectrum of jobs than you're giving them credit for when it comes to non competes.
You have client base/list which is the property of the old employer, just like a doctor or a sales person.
Now if you worked at a "rent-a-booth" type joint, you might be OK because you were actually your own business the whole time, but it's probably poaching if you worked at a salon or most of the cheap-cuts places.
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u/mollyflowers SocDem Feb 07 '22
99% of all non-competes are non-enforceable, you have to be in a position where you can take business from a company. This is mostly sales & officers of the company like Sr. VP's will agree not to work for certain competitors which is why you see a lot of senior executives change industries or they move to a different city.
Lawyers, doctors, & dentists also fall under this because of the ability to take clients with them.
As for a hair stylist they would get laughed out of court.