Mann Frankfort Stein & Lipp Advisors, Inc. v. Fielding

In this case we determine whether a eovenant not to compete in an at-will employment agreement is enforceable when the employee expressly promises not to disclose confidential information, but the employer makes no express return promise to provide confidential information. We hold that if the nature of the employment for which the employee is hired will reasonably require the employer to provide confidential information to the employee for the employee to accomplish *846the contemplated job duties, then the employer impliedly promises to provide confidential information and the covenant is…