Lawrence v. Business Communications of Virginia, Inc.

By Judge Gary A. Hicks

In this matter, the Court is asked to determine the validity of an employer’s non-competition agreement with its employee.

• In 1994, Carol Lawrence began working outside -sales for Business Communications of Virginia, Inc. (hereinafter BCV). (R. 13,14.) BCV is in a very competitive market with other dealers selling cellular phones, pagers, and long distance service. (R. 65.)

Lawrence quickly became the top salesperson for BCV and had substantial customer contact. (R. 18, 32.) While at BCV, Lawrence was also called upon to do a lot of administrative work which included…