Zellner v. Stephen D. Conrad, M.D., P. C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COPERTINO, J.
The principal question which confronts us on this appeal is whether an at-will employee or independent contractor can be bound by a restrictive covenant limiting his ability to practice his profession both temporally and geographically where the covenant was given after employment began and where no additional benefits were obtained from the employer. We hold that he can.
The plaintiff, James Zellner, is an ophthalmologist licensed to practice medicine in the State of New York. In February 1984 he began working as a salaried employee of Ophthalmology Associates…
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