Restrictive covenants, in which an employee agrees for a certain period of time to refrain from working for a competitor or from soliciting away the company’s clients or employees, have become commonplace.  Companies in industries from finance to consumer products routinely request such covenants.  Some states, including California, Florida, Georgia and Texas, have statutes governing the enforceability of restrictive covenants; others rely exclusively on common law.Generally, for a restrictive covenant to be enforceable, it…