Employment Contracts and Restrictive Covenants: Utah
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Author: Elizabeth Dunning, Holland & Hart LLP
Summary
- Employment contract in Utah set out the duties of the employee and employer, and the terms and conditions of employment. See Employment Contracts.
- In Utah, restrictive covenant must be designed to protect legitimate business interests and extend no further than is reasonably necessary to protect those interests. See Restrictive Covenants.
- Utah has adopted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and enforces protection of proprietary information. See Trade Secrets.