Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 274 of 1984 - Michigan Antitrust Reform Act (445.771 - 445.788)
Section 445.774a - Agreement or Covenant Protecting Business Interests of Employer; Applicability of Section.

Sec. 4a.
(1) An employer may obtain from an employee an agreement or covenant which protects an employer's reasonable competitive business interests and expressly prohibits an employee from engaging in employment or a line of business after termination of employment if the agreement or covenant is reasonable as to its duration, geographical area, and the type of employment or line of business. To the extent any such agreement or covenant is found to be unreasonable in any respect, a court may limit the agreement to render it reasonable in light of the circumstances in which it was made and specifically enforce the agreement as limited.
(2) This section shall apply to covenants and agreements which are entered into after March 29, 1985.
History: Add. 1987, Act 243, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce

Act 274 of 1984 - Michigan Antitrust Reform Act (445.771 - 445.788)

Section 445.771 - Definitions.

Section 445.772 - Unlawful Contract, Combination, or Conspiracy.

Section 445.773 - Unlawful Monopoly.

Section 445.774 - Labor as Commodity or Article of Commerce; Organizations for Mutual Help; Acts or Conduct of Governmental Unit; Authorized Transactions or Conduct; Unlawful Transactions or Conduct Subject to Regulatory Scheme; Transactions or Condu...

Section 445.774a - Agreement or Covenant Protecting Business Interests of Employer; Applicability of Section.

Section 445.775 - Venue.

Section 445.776 - Written Demand by Attorney General or Prosecuting Attorney; Contents; Noncompliance; Action to Enforce Demand; Service of Notice and Pleadings; Orders; Confidentiality; Waiver.

Section 445.777 - Action by Attorney General or Prosecuting Attorney for Injunctive or Other Equitable Relief and Civil Penalties; Assessment of Penalty.

Section 445.778 - Action by State, Political Subdivision, Public Agency, or Other Person for Injunctive or Other Equitable Relief, Actual Damages, Interest, Costs and Attorney's Fees; Effect of Flagrant Violation.

Section 445.779 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Criminal Prosecution.

Section 445.780 - Final Judgment or Decree as Prima Facie Evidence; Application of Collateral Estoppel or Issue Preclusion.

Section 445.781 - Limitations.

Section 445.782 - Remedies Cumulative.

Section 445.783 - Order Requiring Witness to Give Testimony or Other Information; Immunity.

Section 445.784 - Incorporation of Provisions Similar to Uniform State Antitrust Act; Application and Construction; Interpretations by Federal Court.

Section 445.785 - Short Title.

Section 445.786 - Severability.

Section 445.787 - Repeal of Acts and Parts of Acts.

Section 445.788 - Effect of Repeals.