This is misleading. While non-competes are enforceable in Washington, employers can not force employees to sign away the rights to inventions produced on their

This is misleading. While non-competes are enforceable in Washington, employers can not force employees to sign away the rights to inventions produced on their own time without employer resources. Compare https://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.44.140 https://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.44.140 to the equivalent CA law: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=2870 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio... . It's essentially the same wording.