Can an Out-of-State Employer Enforce Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Agreements for California Employees?
Restrictive covenants like non-compete and non-solicit agreements are largely unlawful in California. California Business and Professions Code section 16600 voids any “contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business or any kind[,]” and California courts have repeatedly held that except in narrow circumstances, restrictions like non-competes and non-solicits …