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In California, such clauses are in-fact illegal.
by carlosdp 7y ago
In California, such clauses are in-fact illegal.
- Buttons840 7y agoUtah and other states have laws that specifically state anything you create on you own time with your own equipment that is unrelated to your employer is yours, regardless of what any contract says. Unfortunately, there's plenty of room for ambiguity around what "unrelated" means. Not as good as California's law, but still something. See section 1, about half way down the first page: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title34/Chapter39/C34-39_1800010118000101.pdf https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title34/Chapter39/C34-39_180001011... Check your own state's laws.
- alok-g 7y agoYou are right in the sense that California and few other state have regulations around this. And so far, I have seen not one employee agreement in violation of those laws. On the other hand, the devil is in the details. You may not be safe still because of these regulations in California.