Common use of Restrictive Covenant Non Competition Clause in Contracts

Restrictive Covenant Non Competition. Employee agrees that on the termination for any reason whatsoever of his employment with the Employer, he will not, for a period of two (2) years from the date of such termination, directly or indirectly engage in or own any part of any company engaged in the same or similar competitive line of business carried on by the Employer or work, on a full-time, part-time or consultant basis, for any corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or any other legal entity engaged in such business or similar competitive line of business within any of the States of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana or Minnesota, nor will he in any way directly or indirectly, attempt to hire the Employer's employees or take away any of the Employer's business or customers or destroy, injure or damage the goodwill of the Employer with its customers. Employee further agrees that in the event that the Employer, its successors or assigns, shall bring any action for the enforcement of any or all provisions of this covenant not to compete, and if the Court shall find on the basis of the evidence introduced in said action that this paragraph 8 is unreasonable then the Court shall make a finding as to what is reasonable and shall enforce this Agreement by judgment or decree to the extent of such finding.