Compete in Ohio is a contract between an employer and an employee that states that the employee cannot compete with the employer after termination. A noncompetition agreement is a binding contract between the employer and employee that stops the employee for working for a competitor for a period of time.The Bullet Point is a biweekly update of recent, unique, and impactful cases in state and federal courts in the area of commercial litigation. This article gives an overview of Ohio law on non-competes and provides insight on how courts may uphold the enforceability of such provisions. A noncompetition or noncompete agreement is where agreement your employer will restrict you from engaging in a competing business during your employment. A ruling from a court in Cleveland, Ohio, exemplifies how certain courts have recently approached noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements.