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Re:Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the... by dylan604 on Sunday June 14, 2020 @05:23PM (#23521513)
A company in California that I worked for allowed me to list all side projects that I was working on to exempt them from the "we own your brain" type of paperwork. This allowed be to continue those projects. However, any new projects would be subject to company ownership.
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Re:Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the... by NotSammyHagar on Sunday June 14, 2020 @06:26PM (#23521911)
I am not a lawyer, but it is my understanding that in california even though your contract might give you permission to own what you do, you do own it regardless if you do it in your own time. that's the common understanding.
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Re:Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the... by asdff on Monday June 15, 2020 @02:04PM (#23530751)
Jeez I would list 300 things with nondescript names even if I had no side projects to get around that ridiculous rule.
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