Given that CA is an at-will employment state, “states with more lax employment laws” really sounds like a euphemism for “states which allow non-competes”—in CA

Given that CA is an at-will employment state, “states with more lax employment laws” really sounds like a euphemism for “states which allow non-competes”—in CA non-competes are unenforceable. Do you happen to have any more specifics? I’d be really interested to know.