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Not true, depends on the state. Californians tend to assume this is universal, but other states do uphold them.

• stale2002 8y ago
  Whether or not other states "uphold" them is missing the point. The point is that is is quite easy to get a job, and just not tell your previous employer. And they don't want to waste time paying a lawyer, either. You'll almost certainly get away with it, regardless of what your contract did or did not say.
  • ghaff 8y ago
    For the janitor, sure. And, yes, non-competes are beyond ridiculous for janitors, fast-food workers, and the like. For senior people? It's actually a pretty small industry. If an employer actually cares, they can find out pretty quickly where an ex-employee has landed especially if they're in a visible externally-facing role. As you say, under most circumstances most companies don't actually care even if they have some boilerplate non-compete clause. But some do, especially in places where close client relationships are important or where it's a senior person moving to a direct competitor.
  • s73v3r_ 8y ago
    At the same time, someone who signs it might not know any of that. In that case, the contract does become "valid", because no one is going to challenge the validity of it. You and I might know these clauses are unenforceable garbage, and we might be able to get a lawyer to send a nasty letter to the former company if they attempt to use it. However, that situation is not common for everyone, and unfortunately the most vulnerable in our society are the ones who get punished because of it.
• kurtisc 8y ago
  And Americans tend to assume you have a state...
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