Contractual obligation?

Question

I work at Client A through company B(my company). The company B doesnt have any contracts with Client A but they have a contractual obligation with me ,preventing from joining any of their clients. Now since the client has no contractual obligation, he is trying to offer me a job which I am very much interested (due to good renumeration and other stuff). This has happened to other ppl in my company and they didn't have any problem but since I feel i am a underdog, just wanted to know whether my company can sue me and prevent me from taking the offer , I work in d.c

Thanks

Answer 1

First, absolutely confirm that your current company has no contractual obligation with their former client. If not, then I would think you'd be free to work for the other company. Before accepting any offers and terminating your present employment, see what you employment contract or manual says about working for competitors or clients. A company I worked for said they would sue any employee that contacted a client six months after termination of employment. Just make sure your legal ducks are in a row.

Answer 2

A probably doesn't want to sue you over it because that might impact whether B gives them any more consulting gigs. A might like the idea of you working there, you might help them get more consulting gigs. B certainly doesn't want to hire a lawsuit for interference with A's contract with you.

They can't outright prevent you from joining one of their clients. I would suspect they have other clients besides the one you work for, if the clause is too broad, it's void.

Find that part of your contract and read it over carefully, see what it says. It may state that there's a penalty of some kind, or that you aren't permitted to join a company where they placed you for six weeks after the contract expires, and those may or may not be valid, but they can't "unduly restrict your right to work".

It may be that if you hold off until that contract expires it has no effect. It may be that if you work in a different department from that you get hired into it has no effect.

You can't evaluate your position without knowing what your contract says.