Joseph Karlin, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Harvey Weinberg, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that a post‑employment restrictive covenant ancillary to a physician’s employment contract is not per se unenforceable. Such covenants are enforceable only if they protect a legitimate employer interest, impose no undue hardship on the employee, and are not injurious to the public. The case is remanded for the trial court to apply this reasonableness test. A dissent argued that the covenant is per se void as against public policy.