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Nope. His non-competes are likely very restrictive.


Non-competes were invalid in the state of California, and now are in the entirety of the U.S. [1]

[1] https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/...


What about NDAs? Are those not enforceable too?


I just want to point out that you have noted this falsehood like five times in this thread already. Noncompetes have been unenforceable in California since 2008, and for over a month federally.


Noncompetes have been illegal in CA for much longer than that. It is literally the reason Silicon Valley exists; Fairchild couldn't enforce theirs.




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