Social media sites like Facebook and LinkedIn are increasingly being used today for professional purposes. Those purposes include maintaining professional networks and promoting certain brands and companies. On the other hand, an individual’s social media activity may serve as the basis for a claim involving the breach of a nonsolicitation agreement.

A nonsolicitation agreement is a legal agreement wherein the employee agrees to restrain from soliciting the company’s clients or customers once the employment relationship between that employee and employer is terminated. That agreement is intended to protect the employer from unfair competition from the employee once the employee leaves.