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Re:Avow-CI Is No More by tptacek on Monday April 14, 2014 @12:43PM (#7587207)
Whoah. Be careful. Off-hours work doesn't statutorily belong to employers (ie, it's not "the law"), but employees can and often do sign contracts conceding the rights to their off-hours work to employers. The law most definitely sees many of those contracts as enforceable.
Re:Avow-CI Is No More by JimboOmega on Monday April 14, 2014 @01:24PM (#7587514)
It depends on the state; in 8 states there are restrictions, most notably California. Such contracts aren't enforceable in CA:

http://www.intellectualpropertylawfirms.com/resources/intell...

But of course, if you use any company resources (including computers)... then they can be.