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Re:U.S. Moves to Bar Noncompete Agreements in Labor Contracts by humanistbot on Friday January 06, 2023 @12:43PM (#34278107)
> That might even be criminal.

Careful with that word. Non-competes are non-enforceable in California and other jurisdictions. Some people say "non-competes are illegal in California", but it is not a crime to ask someone to sign a contract with a non-enforceable provision.

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Re:U.S. Moves to Bar Noncompete Agreements in Labor Contracts by trentnix on Friday January 06, 2023 @04:05PM (#34281046)
The criminal part I referred to is when it is insisted that you sign it under duress.
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Re:U.S. Moves to Bar Noncompete Agreements in Labor Contracts by 22SAS on Saturday January 07, 2023 @02:56PM (#34291983)
One of the best quant firms, TGS, is located in CA and enforces non-competes no problem. They had an employee sue, his NC got waived but he had to pay 7-figures to TGS.
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Re:U.S. Moves to Bar Noncompete Agreements in Labor Contracts by hn_go_brrrrr on Monday January 09, 2023 @08:23PM (#34319053)
In lawyer's fees or in damages?
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