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Re:Amazon sues former AWS marketing VP Brian Hall after he t... by stevage on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @06:01AM (#23465232)
Using a non-compete for that is overreaching. You could simply ban that much more specific behaviour you're trying to prevent.
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Re:Amazon sues former AWS marketing VP Brian Hall after he t... by ghaff on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @08:37AM (#23466071)
Yes, companies can have non-solicitation agreements which are IMO quite reasonable so long as they cover a reasonable time period and AFAIK are generally enforceable.
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