California lawyers are well aware of this state disfavors covenants not to compete. California Senator Kevin McCarty would like to increase the level of hostility by adding a provision to the Business & Professions Code prohibiting employers from ...
Bill Would Authorize Disbarment Of Attorneys Who Enter Into Non-Competes With Their Employees
Posted on March 29, 2023
California Court Declines Full Faith And Credit To Utah's Compulsory Cross-Complaint Statute
Posted on March 02, 2022
In 2016, the California legislature enacted Labor Code Section 925 which prohibits an employer from requiring an employee who primarily resides and works in California, as a condition of employment, to agree to a provision that would do either of...
When An Announcement Is A Solicitation
Posted on February 02, 2022
Yesterday's post discussed the Court of Appeal's upholding of a non-solicitation agreement notwithstanding Section 16600 of the California Business & Professions Code. Blue Mt. Enters. v. Owen, 2022 Cal. App. LEXIS 73. The defendant also argued that...
Court Of Appeal Affirms Enforceability Of Post-Termination Solicitation Ban In Employment Agreement
Posted on February 01, 2022
California is famously hostile to covenants not to compete. In fact, Section 16600 of the California Business & Professions Code provides "Except as provided in this chapter, every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful...
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