In some states, sufficient consideration is continued employment, in other states, additional consideration must be offered. Here is a (rather old) state-by-sta

In some states, sufficient consideration is continued employment, in other states, additional consideration must be offered. Here is a (rather old) state-by-state list: http://www.beckreedriden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Noncompetes-50-State-Survey-Chart-20130814.pdf http://www.beckreedriden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Nonc... IMHO: Non-competes should be illegal, OR they must pay you "garden leave" at 100% of your salary for the duration of the noncompete. Garden leave will limit the use of non-competes to those cases where it is a absolute business necessity and eliminate it being used as a tool to suppress the free movement of talent.