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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Aug. 25, 2007

Reviving Non-Compete Provisions

Employment Column - By Robin J. Samuel and Jennifer L. Wagman - The longstanding belief that preventing employees from eventually competing with their employers in California is nearly impossible is subject to several salient exceptions.

EMPLOYMENT COLUMN

By Robin J. Samuel and Jennifer L. Wagman

      Conventional wisdom says that employee non-compete agreements are verboten in California. Phooey.
      While California's strong public policy against restraints on trade makes it somewhat difficult for employers to protect their business goodwill from wandering employees and vying competitors, there are ways around the prohibitions....

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