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January 23, 2011

Updated: January 23, 2011

Let Me Count the Ways Non-Compete Clauses are Illegal: Court of Appeals Holds that Firing an Employee because of a Prior Illegal Non-Compete Clause is itself Illegal & in Violation of Public Policy

By now this ought to be the accepted and undisputed black letter law: in the State of California, nothing good can come of a non-compete clause. A non-compete clause is generally illegal and in violation of the public policy set forth in California Government Code Section 16600. The reasoning is…

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