競業避止義務条項に対する新たな攻撃

営業秘密保護法(DTSA)に基づく内部告発者免責の理解
Last Updated: 1月 19, 2026
Updated by: Chris Buntel

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ジョージア州で、競業避止義務条項に対する新たなストライキが起きた。 アムスペック社は、競合するカミン社に就職した元従業員4人が雇用契約に違反したとして訴えた。 興味深いことに、アムスペック社はカミン社が機密情報を受け取ったり使用したとは主張していない。

裁判所は、雇用契約はあまりにも広範に作成されており、競合する会社でのあらゆる雇用を妨げるものであると判断した(被告は秘書や清掃員としての雇用さえも妨げるものであると主張した)。ジョージア州制限的誓約法では、競業避止条項には強制力があるが、「時間、地域、禁止行為の範囲において制限が合理的である限り」に限られるとしている。

雇用契約書の条項は書かれたままでは不合理であり、従って法的強制力はない。

もしアムスペックに正当な証拠/契約/根拠があれば、営業秘密横領の訴えは興味深いものになっただろう。


ソース

https://scholar.google.com.my/scholar_case?case=4016182781230288339&q=Amspec,+LLC+v.+Calhoun&hl=en&as_sdt=2006&as_vis=1

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