An employer in Connecticut gave its former employee permission to work for a competitor, and issued an email to the employee expressing that it was granting that permission. The employee got a job with the competitor. The new employer sent marketing materials that indicated that the employee was working for them, and some of those marketing pieces went to the former employer's clients. Now the former employer is stating that the employee violated the non-compete agreement and has said that he has to stop working for the new employer.
Can the former employer change its mind after authorizing the new employment?

