Our article on the subject would seem to say so:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause#Enforceability_in_the_State_...
"Unlike the situation in other states, non-compete agreements are illegal in California and against public policy." It goes on to list some exemptions, none of which apply to the WMF.
-Chad
On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 8:39 AM, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 14/04/2008, Nathan nawrich@gmail.com wrote:
I'm guessing there aren't too many folks familiar with United States employment law among the folks debating and speculating on this list. I submit that this is probably not the sort of thing we want determined by a consensus of amateurs. Lots of people don't like ND agreements, but they don't like binding arbitration, non-compete and non-disclosure agreements either. Even so, they are fairly common and effective. As a matter of fact, I think than an ND for the Board is somewhat less unusual than an ND for employees.
I understood noncompetes were legally void in California in any case.
- d.
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