A california court would invalidate the contract IF : If (the venue was california in the contract) Else if (the contract was based on laws that were similar

A california court would invalidate the contract IF : If (the venue was california in the contract) Else if (the contract was based on laws that were similar enough to what the california legislature expressely legislated against or califonias judiciary addressed in prior case law) Your employer may have standing in another states court and that court may find a way to establish jursidiction and sanction you according to the contract and its law