Florida Statute 542.331 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 542
COMBINATIONS RESTRICTING TRADE OR COMMERCE

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542.331 Applicability of s. 542.33.—Section 542.33 is hereby repealed with respect to restrictive covenants entered into or having an effective date on or after July 1, 1996. Section 542.33 shall continue to govern enforcement of restrictive covenants entered into before July 1, 1996.

History.—s. 2, ch. 96-257.

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Proudfoot Consulting Co. v. Gordon

576 F.3d 1223, 29 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 806, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 17057, 2009 WL 2256016

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 30, 2009 | Docket: 1537359

Cited 85 times | Published

which does not apply to the Agreement, Fla. Stat. § 542.331. Fla. Stat. § 542.335(1)(h), which governs this

Corporate Exp. Office Products, Inc. v. Phillips

847 So. 2d 406, 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 321, 19 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1505, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 521, 2003 WL 1883697

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 2003 | Docket: 1290227

Cited 24 times | Published

96-257, §§ 1-2, at 983-87, Laws of Fla.[2] Section 542.331, Florida Statutes (2002), specifically provides

Lotenfoe v. Pahk

747 So. 2d 422, 1999 WL 1111772

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 8, 1999 | Docket: 1475385

Cited 7 times | Published

into the employment agreement in June 1996. See § 542.331, Fla. Stat. (Supp.1996) (section 542.33 governs

DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. v. Waxman

95 So. 3d 928, 34 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 307, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 12654, 2012 WL 3138681

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 3, 2012 | Docket: 60311346

Cited 3 times | Published

Ch. 96-257, §§ 1-2, at 983-87, Laws of Fla. Section 542.331, Florida Statutes (2002), specifically provides

Gray v. Prime Management Group, Inc.

912 So. 2d 711, 2005 WL 2861297

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 2, 2005 | Docket: 1755518

Cited 2 times | Published

governed by section 542.33, Florida Statutes. See § 542.331, Fla. Stat. The instant contract began in July

RAUCH, WEAVER, NORFLEET, KURTZ & CO, INC. v. GARNAN ENTERPRISES, LLC and NANCY LEGAULT

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 17, 2021 | Docket: 59739254

Published

an effective date on or after July 1, 1996.” § 542.331, Fla. Stat. (2014). In enacting section 542.335

Amer. Residential Serv. v. Event Tech.

715 So. 2d 1048, 1998 WL 422543

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 29, 1998 | Docket: 1366086

Published

newly created statute, section 542.335. See id. § 542.331 (providing applicability). Both parties, of course

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