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Clear Channel FIGHTS non-compete!!!

K

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As a radio vet myself, i've been held to two non competes by Clear Channel and can't believe that they are actually fighting one! What hypocrites!

Please share your stories. I know there's more of you out there.
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From the Corpus Christi Caller Times:

October 11, 2005

Radio talk-show host Jim Lago's big switch on the airwaves has landed in court.

In documents filed Oct. 4, Lago and his new employer, Clear Channel Communications, are suing his former employer, KEYSAM/1440, to stop it from enforcing a non-compete clause in his old contract.

"A conflict has arisen between (Lago) and (KEYS) as to whether the non-compete provisions prohibit Lago from continuing his employment with Clear Channel," according to court documents filed on Lago's behalf.

In a counter suit, KEYS argues that Lago confiscated lists of advertisers and other sensitive information before switching stations, causing it potential financial harm.

Lago had been employed with KEYS since 1996 and signed an employment agreement that expired in 1998. Last month, he left KEYS and took his morning talk show to KKTX-AM/1360, which is owned by Clear Channel.

The case has been assigned to District Judge Rose Vela. No hearings have been set.
 
A friend of mine says most non-competes aren't worth much.
I guess it depends on a case by case basis.
 
> A friend of mine says most non-competes aren't worth much.
> I guess it depends on a case by case basis.
>
No competes are very hard to defend in a "right to work"state. Texas is one of them as most southern states are. CC uses imagery of "a lot of attorneys" to get the former employee to abide by their rule. Just do your homework and learn about filing motions then make the former company pay. That is what they do,and if you think about it,if they try to show a former employee would cause them harm working for a competitior,why did they let him go in the first place?If they didnot make a reasonable counter offer their arguement is moot.
 
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