Under Florida law, in certain circumstances, an independent contractor agreement can contain an enforceable noncompete clause. Yes. The non-compete clauses in my NY consulting contracts always focus on protecting the consulting firm's cut of the billing.Non-compete agreements for independent contractors forbids them to work for your competition for a specific period after employment. Should you have one? Have any of you ever been asked to sign a Non Compete agreement before working for a REP company as an independent contractor or freelancer? Compete agreement restricts the employee from immediately joining a competing business after their employment tenure ends at their current company. The injunction will only be granted if it is determined that the former employee breached the valid noncompete agreement. Appellant provided delivery service for appellee as an independent contractor and signed a non-compete agreement to prevent delivery to appellee. This Independent Contractor Agreement is entered into on this day of ,. Often, companies use noncompete agreements to discourage competition but don't follow through on enforcement.