Sec. 4a. (1) An employer may obtain from an employee an agreement or covenant which protects an employer's reasonable competitive business interests and expressly prohibits an employee from engaging in employment or a line of business after termination of employment if the agreement or covenant is reasonable as to its duration, geographical area, and the type of employment or line of business. To the extent any such agreement or covenant is found to be unreasonable in any respect, a court may limit the agreement to render it reasonable in light of the circumstances in which it was made and specifically enforce the agreement as limited. (2) This section shall apply to covenants and agreements which are entered into after March 29, 1985.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.774a
Agreement or covenant protecting business interests of employer; applicability of section
Applied in 31 court decisions — leading case Rory v. Continental Insurance (2005)
Most recently applied in Innovation Ventures v. Liquid Manufacturing (July 2016)
Add. 1987, Act 243, Imd
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