is my spouse bound by my non compete clause

I was laid off 9 months ago with the assumption I would come back to work for them. The time has come and they are asking me to sign a non-compete that I did not have before. I'm concerned that I would be laid off again in the future. How can I protect myself. Can I ask for a severance package...

I work for a non medical home health care facility here in South Dakota; I have had 30 years of experience in health care and decided to form my own company. In our local newspaper last Sunday I had a small article which promoted the beginning of my business venture to provide non-medical...

How do you get out of this so you can work in your field

My Husband is in sales for trucking he worked for a company that he had signed a no compete clause, about 10 years ago he has never been compensated for signing this, the original owner died and left the company to his daughter who has never worked a day in her life although she is out fire...

If a salesman signed a non-compete clause in the industrial industry 6 1/2 years ago and the contract terms have changed without signing a new non-compete clause is it enforceable? He is not privy to "trade secrets".