Phil joins Sky-High Designs as a designer. He signs an employee agreement that says he will not engage in design work in the city for six months after termination of his employment with the firm. Phil works with the firm for two years and then resigns to immediately join as a designer in another firm in the same city. Sky-High Designs sues him for breach of contract, and is likely to:

A. lose because employee contracts that restrict trade are illegal.
B. win because the restriction has reasonable geographic and time restrictions.
C. lose because Phil has free will to do as he chooses.
D. win because Phil's act is a violation of the Blue laws.


Answer: B

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