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On October 20, 2006, the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in Sheshunoff Managemen. Services, L.P.  v. Johnson, which should make some covenants not to compete easier to enforce in employment situations.  In the opinion, the Court considered whether a covenant not to compete is enforceable when, at the time it is made, the at-will employee agrees to execute the covenant not to compete in exchange only for the employer’s promise to provide confidential information or specialized training at some time in the future.

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