Alright, so, to start things off, I live in the state of Georgia.
I currently work (and have worked) for my current employer for a significant amount of time. It is a small, privately owned machine shop. I have never signed a “no compete” agreement, like many machine shops require, when I started working here. However, recently, it has come to my attention that the current owner had a potential new employer sign a “do not hire” contract mentioning me and another employee by name, without either of our written consent to do so. The other company called to inform me that they may no longer be able to hire me, or the other guy.
I guess what I’m asking is: 1) is this legal? And 2) should I be concerned with how many other places this owner has got other companies to sign?
I should also add that I’m calling a lawyer this afternoon to get a consultation on the legality of what was done