State Law

Utah Code-Title 34-Chapter 51-Part 2. Scope of Post-employment Restrictions

08/25/2023 Utah Section 34-51-201

Post-employment restrictive covenants

Restrictive Covenants

(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2) and in addition to any requirements imposed under common law, for a post-employment restrictive covenant entered into on or after May 10, 2016, an employer and an employee may not enter into a post-employment restrictive covenant for a period of more than one year from the day on which the employee is no longer employed by the employer. A post-employment restrictive covenant that violates this subsection is void.

(2)(a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a post-employment restrictive covenant between a broadcasting company and a broadcasting employee is valid only if:

(i) the broadcasting employee is an exempt broadcasting employee;

(ii) the post-employment restrictive covenant is part of a written employment contract of reasonable duration, based on industry standards, the position, the broadcasting employee’s experience, geography, and the parties’ unique circumstances; and

(iii)(A) the broadcasting company terminates the broadcasting employee for cause; or

(B) the broadcasting employee breaches the employment contract in a manner that results in the broadcasting employee no longer being employed by the broadcasting company.

(b) A post-employment restrictive covenant described in Subsection (2)(a) is enforceable for no longer than the earlier of:

(i) one year after the day on which the broadcasting employee is no longer employed by the broadcasting company; or

(ii) the day on which the original term of the employment contract containing the post-employment restrictive covenant ends.

(c) A post-employment restrictive covenant between a broadcasting company and a broadcasting employee that does not comply with this subsection is void.

See https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title34/Chapter51/34-51-S201.html?v=C34-51-S201_2019051420190514