Dear jdewey,

Yes you can. but, you may still be able to work for other television stations.

First of all, the courts in Indiana do not readily enforce non-compete agreements if they seem to broad, and are for too long a period of time realtive to the issue at hand. If they are too restrictive, they amount ot a restriction on practice of trade. Restriction of trade is not defensible in most courts.

These are hard to enforce. ON many levels.

Lets say you were markeingn and advertising in the one station, but you went to work for a competitor in say finance and accounting. One could say that your position is not in direct competition with the competitor station because you are not directly dealing in the same chains of distribution and customer base. On the other hand, if you were in a position to share and take advantage of proprietary information, patents and other trade secrets and intellectual property, in direct adversarial competition,then they might have a case. A lot depends on the position you hold.

Read both pages at this link: http://employment.findlaw.com/employment/employment-employee-job-loss/employment-employee-non-compete.html

The answer is that you can leave and take jobs outside the business for sure, and some jobs within the business.

Dear Customer (name blocked for privacy),

In a free will employment state, in the absence of a contract, you or the employer can terminate the relationship without cause or penalty. However, if you have an employment contract then you have to abide by its terms in regard to termination and resignation.

It does not lock you in perse, but it may provide penalties for not completing the contract.

the non-compete agreement is ok as far as you leaving the business all together. But, you may have to give up some beneifts or pay back portions of bonuses, etc. be sure to read your contract closely.