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� 1 This is an appeal from the trial court’s order which granted Appellees’ motion for contempt and imposed sanctions against Appellants. We affirm.

� 2 Appellees, Jeffrey Mrozek and Brian Mrozek, own and operate “Disaster Specialists,” a disaster restoration business. Appellants, Dennis James, Konstantinos Karalagas, Robert McElfresh and Charles Hamborsky, are former employees of Disaster Specialists. Within a short period of time, all four Appellants left the employ of Disaster Specialists to begin their own restoration and construction business, First Response Restoration. Appellees subsequently filed a complaint in equity against Appellants alleging that they had violated provisions in their employment agreements regarding covenants not to compete.

� 3 The trial court conducted a hearing on Appellees’ petition for preliminary injunction and subsequently issued an order directing Appellants James, Karalagas and McElfresh to cease engaging in any conduct prescribed by the non-compete clauses set forth in their employment agreements. The injunctive order did not direct Hamborsky to cease competition as he was not bound by an employment agreement. Appellants filed a motion for clarification of the injunctive order, specifically questioning whether they could finish work that was started before the injunctive order was issued. The trial court clarified the order stating that the Appellants could not finish the work previously started. Appellants filed a second motion for clarification which the trial court declined to entertain.

 
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