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California Supreme Court Confirms That Agreements Restricting Employees' Subsequent Employment Are Generally Unenforceable - Rejects "Narrow Restraint" Doctrine


by Duane Morris LLP View Firm Credentials
Philadelphia Office

August 29, 2008

Previously published on August 19, 2008

In a long-awaited decision, the California Supreme Court has confirmed that restrictive agreements that limit an employee's ability to engage in a lawful profession are unenforceable in California unless given in connection with a sale or dissolution of a corporation, a partnership or a limited liability corporation.


 

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