of the Company or its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates to purchase goods or services then sold by the Company or its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates from another person or entity, or assist or aid any other persons or entity in identifying or soliciting any such Customer, or (iii) otherwise interfere with the relationship of the Company or its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates with any of their employees, customers, vendors, agents, or representatives.
Irreparable Injury and Injunctive Relief: You agree that irreparable injury will result to the Company, and its business, in the event of a breach by you of your covenants of non-competition and/or non-solicitation you have accepted as a condition of this employment offer. Therefore, in the event of a breach of this covenant, it is agreed that the Company will be entitled to any and all remedies and damages permitted under law, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, equitable relief and compensatory damages. In the event of any dispute regarding enforcement of these covenants, you agree that you and the Company will be entitled to expedited document and deposition discovery in connection with any application for injunctive relief.
Representations and Acknowledgments:
No Impact on Sale of Business Covenants Executed by Employee: You acknowledge and understand that the covenants contained herein are separate and apart from any and all non-competition or other restrictive covenants you entered into in connection with the purchase transaction under which the Company purchased the company in which you had a substantial interest (the “Sale of Business Covenants”). The covenants contained herein in no way limit the Sale of Business Covenants, which instead apply in full according to their terms, and the covenants contained herein likewise apply in full according to their terms, and the Company has full rights to enforce any and all such covenants to the extent of the law.
Multistate Scope of Operations and Responsibility: You acknowledge and agree that (a) although you are and at the present time are contemplated to continue being based in Louisiana, the operations of the business you sold to the Company are spread throughout the United States, with ongoing and planned continued expansion, (b) that the operations of this line of business will continue to be national in scope as part of the operations of the Company, and (c) you and the Company both expect and intend that you will continue to have leadership and operational responsibilities that are national in scope during your employment with the Company.
Definitions:
“Restricted Areas” as used in the non-competition and customer non-solicitation restrictions referenced above means:
(a) the geographic area comprised of the territories as to which Employee was responsible for managing or supervising or otherwise participating in the sales or operations of the Company or any of its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates, at any time during the twenty-four (24) months preceding the termination of your employment with the Company and/or its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates.
(b) the counties or municipalities in which any Customer of the Company or any of its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates is located.
(c) if Employee is based in Louisiana and/or subject to Louisiana law, the Louisiana Parishes of Acadia, East Baton Rouge, Madison, St. Landry, Allen, East Carroll, Morehouse, St. Martin, Ascension, East Feliciana, Natchitoches, St. Mary, Assumption, Evangeline, Orleans, St. Tammany, Avoyelles, Franklin, Ouachita, Tangipahoa, Beauregard, Grant, Plaquemines, Tensas, Bienville, Iberia, Point Coupee, Terrebonne, Bossier, Iberville, Rapides, Union, Caddo, Jackson, Red River, Vermillion, Calcasieu, Jefferson, Richland, Vernon, Caldwell, Jefferson Davis, Sabine, Washington, Cameron, La Salle, St. Bernard, Webster, Catahoula, Lafayette, St. Charles, West Baton Rouge, Claiborne, Lafourche, St. Helena, West Carroll, Concordia, Lincoln, St. James, West Feliciana, DeSoto, Livingston, St. John the Baptist, and Winn.
“Employee(s)” means any person who was employed by the Company or its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates during the twenty-four (24) month period prior to your last day of employment with the Company or its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates (for any reason) whom you had direct contact for business purposes or whom you knew about because of your access to the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets.