Harry Hotdog is hired as an accountant by a large Indianapolis-based accounting firm.The firm's attorney drafts an employment contract which contains the following clause: "Employee agrees that he will not engage in the practice of accounting in Indianapolis for one year after termination of his employment with this firm." Hotdog signs the contract,works for six months,and then resigns and opens his own accounting firm in Indianapolis.His former employer sues him for breach of contract,and is likely to:

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Employment contracts often provide that employees will not compete with or work for a competitor of their employer after they have ceased their employment.If such a restriction is reasonably necessary to prevent an employee from disclosing trade secrets or taking away the employer's customers,and it has reasonable geographic and time limitations,it is also likely to be upheld.

Harry Hotdog Is Hired as an Accountant by a Large