It seems that the current state of the law is that they're not categorically unenforceable in the way non-competes are, but that courts have found some limits i

It seems that the current state of the law is that they're not categorically unenforceable in the way non-competes are, but that courts have found some limits in their scope. It also seems that there hasn't been a direct challenge to them yet. Either way, the issue in this case is Anderson's behavior while employed, so it doesn't seem like it will come up.