This year, California was one of many states to enact legislation restricting noncompetes. California has long had the strictest noncompete law, and employee noncompetes are already void under California Business and Professions Code § 16600 (“Section 16600”). On September 1, 2023, California passed new legislation (“SB 699”) that further broadens Section 16600 and provides employees with new legal remedies.
The Current Law
Unless one of the narrow statutory exceptions applies, Section 16600 provides that any contract restraining a person from ...
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Recent Updates
- Spilling Secrets Podcast: Beyond Non-Competes - IP and Trade Secret Assessment Strategies for Employers
- Spilling Secrets Podcast: Wizarding and the World of Trade Secrets
- Two Appeals To Determine Fate of FTC’s Noncompete Ban
- NLRB General Counsel Calls for Crack Down and Harsh Remedies for Non-Competes and “Stay or Pay” Provisions
- Pennsylvania Plaintiff That Failed in Effort To Block FTC Noncompete Ban Drops Lawsuit