On One Side.  An Employee accepted a position with a new employer and handed a resignation notice to Employee's (now) former Employer. The transition was a huge success. Within days, Employee implemented a strategy that will likely send profit margins through the roof and delivered a huge book of business. To support the boom, the new Employer hired dozens of the Employee's former colleagues. A week later, the hope and promise of new beginnings came to a screeching halt as a courier hand delivered a letter, popping with the words: "CEASE AND DESIST – VIOLATION OF NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT."