One of the big protections in there is that a noncompete can not be enforced against someone who is terminated without cause or laid off.* There are certain ki

One of the big protections in there is that a noncompete can not be enforced against someone who is terminated without cause or laid off.* There are certain kinds of maneuvers that Just Shouldn't Work. Laying off someone and then invoking a non-compete against them is one of them. --- * The one exception being if they put in a non-compete as part of a severance payment.