California Questions and Answers about Non-competition
Working with client in CA, Employer in PA,signed Non Compete 7 Years back in MI
I joined a company A which is software consulting firm located in pittsburgh,PA in 2004.I signed a non compete agreement(that time i was living in MI state), before i join to a client of the company A...
1 answer | asked Oct 11, 2011 5:28 PM [EST] | applies to California
Can my current employer sue my for taking business away from them?
I am a Sales Executive and I am looking to leave my company to work for another company similar in business. I plan on taking my accounts with me; can my current company sue me? I never signed a non-c...
3 answers | asked Mar 30, 2011 10:07 PM [EST] | applies to California
A company tutor wishing to go private
I work as an independent contractor/tutor in LA for a tutoring company. The company is headquartered in Wyoming and the local office is in Lancaster. [I tutor in students' homes.] I recently learned t...
1 answer | asked Jan 25, 2011 8:14 PM [EST] | applies to California
Is the no-compete clause valid in California?
There is no-compete clause in my severance package by my employer, and it states that I would have to abide by laws of other state, even though I work in California.
4 answers | asked Jun 13, 2010 11:18 PM [EST] | applies to California
Is there a difference in non-compete agreement scope for contract versus full-time employees?
I am negotiating to become a independent contract salesperson for a software company in a niche industry. They are drafting a non-compete agreement but I will be a contractor, not an employee. Are the...
2 answers | asked Mar 24, 2010 08:57 AM [EST] | applies to California
Can you have a former patient wants to see you again, can they? (non compete)
In my non compete it stated that I cannot "actively persue any of my patients at my new practice (I recently sold my practice and opened another well out of the required 15 mile radius the non compete...
2 answers | asked Oct 22, 2009 2:55 PM [EST] | applies to California
Is an electronicly knowledgedment of a non-compete agreement included in our company handbook valid?
I used to get the employee handbook once a year electronically. I read it and check the knowledgement. On the handbook, there is a non-compete document included. I never physically signed it but knowl...
4 answers | asked Sep 16, 2009 1:40 PM [EST] | applies to California
Wrongful Termination and Non-compete
Very recently I was wrongfully and suddenly terminated for no good reason from a salaried sales position in California. I had just been given a stellar performance review days earlier, was the top rev...
1 answer | asked May 26, 2009 6:22 PM [EST] | applies to California
Didn't sign a non-compete, what now?
I had hired a sales rep but I did not have a non-compete agreement signed. Now he has left my company, with my contacts in his computer. Is there anything I can do or I am completely out of luck in th...
1 answer | asked Aug 19, 2007 01:56 AM [EST] | applies to California
Is non-comp agreement enforcible (manual labor)...
I work for company "X" that has contracts to provide assembly services for several retail establishments. You, as a retail customer would purchase an item, then either you or the retail store would co...
1 answer | asked Aug 25, 2006 01:52 AM [EST] | applies to California