Labor/Employment
Jan. 2, 2026
AB 692: Redefines employee contracts and raises new legal questions
Ryne C. Posey
Associate
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
labor & employment
Phone: (213) 687-5053
Email: ryne.posey@skadden.com
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall
California banned most traditional non-competes years ago. But the broader dialogue over employee mobility never really stopped. As the labor market evolved, employers experimented with a range of alternative strategies to incentivize employee retention and protect other interests--including the use of contractual arrangements that didn't bar competition outright but attached financial consequences (or incentives) that arguably made leaving less desirable in practice. Over time, these ...
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