It actually puts Reuters in a great situation! Because they have a piece of evidence that says they had no knowledge of the restrictive covenants. Sure, it&#x27;s not an accurate disclosure on the part of the employee. But that inaccuracy only strengthens Reuters position in this case.<p>You could say &quot;ah, but Reuters never would&#x27;ve hired her if the noncompete had been disclosed.&quot; Not sure about that, because a fair reading of the noncompete is that under New York law it cannot prevent the employee from practicing her trade of journalism. If I were Reuters HR, and I saw the noncompete, I might not have considered it a problem (aside from the industry practice of filing meritless lawsuits).