# Review a restrictive covenant

Identify the governing jurisdiction, compare the applicable limits, and review each covenant in the draft.

Canonical page: <https://openagreements.org/toolkits/review-a-restrictive-covenant>

This toolkit links existing OpenAgreements resources and does not restate their legal content. Each linked resource states its own scope, sources and review date.

## Resources

- [Restrictive Covenant Templates](https://openagreements.org/templates#group-non-compete) — Template. Browse the general and state-specific agreement forms.
- [Restrictive Covenant Law](https://openagreements.org/practice-guides/non-compete) — Practice guide. Open the legal framework and jurisdiction directory.
- [U.S. 50-State Non-Compete Survey](https://openagreements.org/surveys/non-compete/us) — Law survey. Compare enforceability and drafting constraints across jurisdictions.
- [Restrictive Covenant Reviewer Checklists](https://openagreements.org/checklists/non-compete) — Reviewer checklist. Choose the U.S. baseline or a state-specific checklist.

## Jurisdiction-specific workflows

Each workflow below applies only to the jurisdiction named in its heading. The toolkit page shows it only after that jurisdiction is selected; it is not a general step.

### New York: Review a New York employee non-compete

Applies only to New York. Page view: <https://openagreements.org/toolkits/review-a-restrictive-covenant?jurisdiction=iso3166-2%3AUS-NY>

Confirm the governing law, compare the jurisdiction, review the draft clause by clause, and use the state-specific form only as a counsel-reviewed starting point.

1. [Non-Competes in New York](https://openagreements.org/practice-guides/non-compete/us/new-york) — Confirm New York’s controlling test and the issues that require legal judgment.
2. [U.S. 50-State Non-Compete Survey](https://openagreements.org/surveys/non-compete/us) — Compare New York with other jurisdictions when the worker or enforcement facts cross state lines.
3. [Non-Compete Agreement Reviewer Checklist — New York](https://openagreements.org/checklists/non-compete/us/new-york) — Apply the New York review questions to each covenant in the draft.
4. [Employee Restrictive Covenant (New York)](https://openagreements.org/templates/openagreements-restrictive-covenant-new-york) — Use the New York form as a drafting starting point after the legal and factual review.