In most cases, non compete clauses aren't worth the paper they are written on. In THIS case, you have to understand that the "family" owns every judge and representative within 100 miles. They WILL get their way.
Just look at the church that wouldn't sell to the villages. If you don't do what we want, we will screw you one way or the other. That's just the way it goes.
That is also why TV will never suffer the consequences for treating "contract labor" as employees. They will get away with it, but those of us who know the law, know that they are breaking it in a BIG way.
You buy the lifestyle, you deal with the strong arm, mafia style tactics that they use.
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