Pretty much, as long as you're an employee. There may be exceptions if you're the owner of a business that you sell, or a member of a partnership that's dissol

Pretty much, as long as you're an employee. There may be exceptions if you're the owner of a business that you sell, or a member of a partnership that's dissolved, or part of an LLC that's being dissolved. Useful info on US noncompete laws: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause#Exceptions_-_valid_non-compete_agreements_in_California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause#Exceptions_...