Manitowoc Co. v. Lanning

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HAGEDORN, J.

This case concerns whether

a nonsolicitation of employees (NSE) provision is a *700restrictive covenant subject to and enforceable under Wis. Stat. § 103.465 (2013-14).1 The Manitowoc Company, Inc. entered into an agreement with employee John Lanning that prohibited him from directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, or encouraging any Manitowoc employee "to terminate their employment" with Manitowoc or to "accept employment with any competitor, supplier or customer of Manitowoc." After Lanning left Manitowoc to work for a competitor, Manitowoc alleged that he worked with his new…