Updating a previous Non-Compete Agreement Law post, on January 19, 2018, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a decision in Manitowoc Company v. Lanning affirming the Court of Appeals’ decision that Wisconsin’s non-compete statute, §103.465, Wis. Stats, applies to employment contracts which prohibit an employee from soliciting other employees to terminate their employment relationship with the employer. Although not labeled as a non-compete agreement, the …
Wisconsin Court Of Appeals Strikes Down Enforceability Of Non-Solicitation Agreement
In a recent decision, Manitowoc Company v. Lanning, the Wisconsin Court of Appels struck down a Non-Solicitation agreement as an unenforceable restrictive covenant under §103.465, Wis. Stats, Wisconsin’s Restrictive Covenants/Non-Compete statute. In Wisconsin, despite what appears to be a case law trend to the contrary, Non-Compete Agreements are disfavored under the law and subject to close scrutiny by the Courts. …