Re:Tesla sues ex-Autopilot director for taking proprietary i...
by pfarnsworth on Thursday January 26, 2017 @08:35PM
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Non-solicitations even after leaving the company are enforceable.
Re:Tesla sues ex-Autopilot director for taking proprietary i...
by the_watcher on Friday January 27, 2017 @02:29PM
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It seems that the current state of the law is that they're not categorically unenforceable in the way non-competes are, but that courts have found some limits in their scope. It also seems that there hasn't been a direct challenge to them yet. Either way, the issue in this case is Anderson's behavior while employed, so it doesn't seem like it will come up.
EDIT: other comments have clarified - the crux of the poaching issue in this case is that he was actively soliciting Tesla employees for his competitor while employed by Tesla. That's a far more specific scenario than trying to enforce a non-solicitation agreement after leaving the company.