EPISODE 11

Complying with Government Decision (Part I)

Follow Templeton's experience as he hires a sales representative from a competitor, only to face legal trouble when the representative takes his customer list and convinces another rep to join. After losing a lawsuit to prevent customer theft, Templeton learns the importance of asking about non-compete and NDA agreements before hiring employees.

Episode Summary

In this episode, Templeton hires a sales rep from a competitor. The sales rep brings his customer list from his previous employer and also convinces another sales rep to join Templeton’s company. Eventually, Templeton finds out his two hires left his company to go back to working for the competitor. He sues to prevent them from stealing his customers and loses.

When Templeton got a second chance, this time before he hired Chaz, he asked Chaz if he had any restrictions on working for a competitor. Chaz said he had signed a non-compete and an NDA.