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Depends on where you signed the papers. In practice, the state of California makes it next to impossible to enforce non-competition agreements. You are legall
by mchannon 12y ago
Depends on where you signed the papers.
In practice, the state of California makes it next to impossible to enforce non-competition agreements. You are legally allowed to earn a living without indenturing yourself to one employer.
Put this out of your mind. NCA's are routinely signed and ignored by nearly the entirety of the bay area. Even the high-profile cases involving executives/founders jumping ship and joining the competition tend to focus more on nondisclosure rather than noncompetition.
If this is another state just let us know.
- jimkri 12y agoThat's what I was thinking too, I am in Pennsylvania and the company is in NYC.
- aosmith 12y agoThat makes this a little trickier. Both of those states do not have right-to-work laws. I still doubt they will chase you down over anything you do so long as you don't start a competing business. I've been in a similar position a few times and generally as long as you don't screw anyone over those documents mean very little, especially at an internship level.