> Thanks. I mean the laws and precedent that made it clear my non compete is unenforceable based on the idea that I have a right to... work. > Oh hey and there

> Thanks. I mean the laws and precedent that made it clear my non compete is unenforceable based on the idea that I have a right to... work. > Oh hey and there’s the name right there! I wish non-competes being unenforceable had a pithy associated phrase, but it doesn't. There are nuances to non-competes that sometimes get glossed over, such as non-solicitation of customers and co-workers. I believe those types of clauses are enforceable in CA. Oddly enough, the union neutering that is encoded as "right to work" is usually cited as a factor that makes a state more "business friendly", and so are enforceable non-competes.