Outside of California most non-competes are enforceable as long as they have reasonable time limits and reasonable geographic limits. Some courts have found tha

Outside of California most non-competes are enforceable as long as they have reasonable time limits and reasonable geographic limits. Some courts have found that North America is a reasonable geographic limit. One year is about the max time limit. The deets may vary around the edges depending on the state (excluding CA which has strong anti-non-compete) /* I used to practice employee-side employment law.