Nationwide Advertising Service, Inc. v. Thompson Recruitment Advertising, Inc.

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Linda Pierce was employed as a customer service director by plaintiff Nationwide Advertising Service, Inc., from February 16, 1981 to October 14, 1983. Pierce’s duties as a customer service director included receiving advertisements over the telephone and making sure the customers’ ads were properly placed. On October 17, 1983 Pierce began working in a similar position for a direct competitor of plaintiff, defendant Thompson Recruitment Advertising, Inc. Although Pierce was a terminable-at-will employee of plaintiff, she had signed an employment agreement which contained…