{"id":2379,"date":"2025-07-30T18:29:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T18:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/g96.dce.mytemp.website\/?page_id=2379"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:43:21","slug":"non-compete-agreements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michaeltrustlaw.com\/mystaging01\/non-compete-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Compete Agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id2379_38517a-08{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id2379_38517a-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:end;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2379_38517a-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:end;}.kb-row-layout-id2379_38517a-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2379_5fad9b-62{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2379_5fad9b-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2379_5fad9b-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2379_5fad9b-62, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column2379_5fad9b-62:not(.specificity){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2379_5fad9b-62 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a\"]{padding-bottom:20px;line-height:65px;font-style:normal;color:#ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a\"]{font-size:35px;line-height:52px;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_e17485-0a\">Non-Compete Agreements<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7a6bd00287f075382967390694649457 wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Trust founded Michael Trust Law, APC after more than 35 years in HR leadership across entertainment, healthcare, higher education, finance, banking, solar energy, and other industries, including managing approximately 35,000 disability and leave-of-absence cases. He holds the SPHR, PHRca, and SHRM-SCP credentials. The PHRca is a California-specific HR credential focused on California employment law and HR practice. According to HRCI\u2019s published pass-rate statistics at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrci.org\/pass-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.hrci.org\/pass-rates<\/a>, the PHRca has the lowest pass rate of all HRCI credentials \u2014 47% as of December 31, 2025, compared with 71\u201384% for HRCI\u2019s other certifications \u2014 and only 293 candidates worldwide tested for it in 2025. That HR-systems background helps identify HR process issues early, which can shape legal analysis on both sides.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2379_ff80df-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2379_ff80df-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2379_ff80df-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2379_ff80df-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2379_ff80df-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2379_ff80df-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2379_ff80df-5d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2379_ff80df-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2379_ff80df-5d > 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_75eba7-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_75eba7-f9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2379_75eba7-f9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_75eba7-f9\"><strong>Michael Trust Law, APC<\/strong>&nbsp;represents employees restricted by unlawful non-compete agreements. California law generally prohibits non-compete clauses that limit your ability to work. We fight to invalidate these agreements and protect your career freedom.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id2379_5b9b75-1d{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id2379_5b9b75-1d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2379_5b9b75-1d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2379_5b9b75-1d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2379_5b9b75-1d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2379_5b9b75-1d > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:100px;padding-left:100px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all 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Bus. &amp; Prof. Code \u00a716600<\/a> provides that every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind is to that extent void, subject to narrow statutory exceptions. The provision is not a balancing test \u2014 it is a near-blanket prohibition on non-compete agreements in the employment context.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_c066f2-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_c066f2-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_c066f2-09\"]{font-size:30px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_c066f2-09 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_c066f2-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_c066f2-09\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_c066f2-09 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_c066f2-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_c066f2-09\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2379_c066f2-09 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_c066f2-09\">What SB 699 and AB 1076 Changed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Effective January 1, 2024, two statutes strengthened <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=16600.&amp;lawCode=BPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Bus. &amp; Prof. Code \u00a716600<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=16600.5.&amp;lawCode=BPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB 699 (Cal. Bus. &amp; Prof. Code \u00a716600.5)<\/a> declared that contracts that are void under <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=16600.&amp;lawCode=BPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Bus. &amp; Prof. Code \u00a716600<\/a> are unenforceable regardless of where and when the employee signed them, including non-competes signed by out-of-state employees in other states whose laws would otherwise permit them; the statute also created a private right of action for employees against employers who attempt to enforce a void non-compete, with attorney&#8217;s fees recoverable. <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=16600.1.&amp;lawCode=BPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AB 1076 (Bus. &amp; Prof. Code \u00a716600.1)<\/a> required employers to notify, by February 14, 2024, all current and former employees (employed after January 1, 2022) whose contracts contained an unlawful non-compete clause that the clause is void. Whether a particular agreement is enforceable in California, and what remedies may be available if the employer has tried to enforce one, is fact-specific.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_3dd0cb-65, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_3dd0cb-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_3dd0cb-65\"]{font-size:30px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_3dd0cb-65 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_3dd0cb-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_3dd0cb-65\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_3dd0cb-65 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_3dd0cb-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_3dd0cb-65\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2379_3dd0cb-65 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_3dd0cb-65\">When to Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you signed a non-compete and the former employer is now threatening enforcement, or if you received notice under AB 1076, contact Michael Trust Law, APC for a 30-minute conversation about your options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initial contact does not create an attorney-client relationship \u2014 see <a href=\"https:\/\/michaeltrustlaw.com\/mystaging01\/disclaimers\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3208\">Disclaimers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=16600.&amp;lawCode=BPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Bus. &amp; Prof. Code \u00a716600<\/a> (general prohibition); <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=16600.5.&amp;lawCode=BPC\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=16600.5.&amp;lawCode=BPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Bus. &amp; Prof. Code \u00a716600.5<\/a> (SB 699 \u2014 out-of-state enforceability and private right of action); <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=16600.1.&amp;lawCode=BPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Bus. &amp; Prof. Code \u00a716600.1<\/a> (AB 1076 \u2014 notice requirements).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_749850-28, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_749850-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_749850-28\"]{font-size:20px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_749850-28 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_749850-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_749850-28\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_749850-28 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_749850-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_749850-28\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading2379_749850-28 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<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2379_c83832-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2379_c83832-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2379_c83832-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2379_c83832-d1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2379_c83832-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2379_c83832-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2379_c83832-d1 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2379_9a9070-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2379_9a9070-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2379_9a9070-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2379_9a9070-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2379_9a9070-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2379_9a9070-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2379_9a9070-17{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2379_9a9070-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2379_9a9070-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2379_9a9070-17\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_80e82b-21, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_80e82b-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_80e82b-21\"]{text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_80e82b-21 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_80e82b-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_80e82b-21\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_80e82b-21 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_80e82b-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_80e82b-21\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2379_80e82b-21 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_80e82b-21\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kadence-column2379_1e5cf0-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2379_1e5cf0-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2379_1e5cf0-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2379_1e5cf0-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2379_1e5cf0-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2379_1e5cf0-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2379_1e5cf0-bc{position:relative;}.kadence-column2379_1e5cf0-bc, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column2379_1e5cf0-bc:not(.specificity){margin-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);margin-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2379_1e5cf0-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2379_1e5cf0-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2379_1e5cf0-bc kb-section-dir-vertical\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:0px;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-right:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-bottom:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);color:#555555;padding-top:9px;padding-right:13px;padding-bottom:9px;padding-left:13px;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#555555;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger{background:#555555;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{color:#444444;background:#eeeeee;border-top:1px solid #878787;border-right:1px solid #878787;border-bottom:1px solid #878787;border-left:1px solid #878787;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-blocks-accordion--visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#444444;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger{background:#444444;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#eeeeee;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-top:1px solid #444444;border-right:1px solid #444444;border-bottom:1px solid #444444;border-left:1px solid #444444;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#ffffff;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger{background:#ffffff;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-right:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-bottom:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:1px solid #f2f2f2;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top:1px solid #878787;border-right:1px solid #878787;border-bottom:1px solid #878787;border-left:1px solid #878787;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top:1px solid #444444;border-right:1px solid #444444;border-bottom:1px solid #444444;border-left:1px solid #444444;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:0px;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-right:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-bottom:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:1px solid #f2f2f2;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top:1px solid #878787;border-right:1px solid #878787;border-bottom:1px solid #878787;border-left:1px solid #878787;}.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top:1px solid #444444;border-right:1px solid #444444;border-bottom:1px solid #444444;border-left:1px solid #444444;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id2379_7b7076-a0 kt-accordion-has-5-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane2379_4f7e73-10\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">My employer is threatening to enforce a non-compete I signed before California changed the law. Can they?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_9fbba0-82, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_9fbba0-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_9fbba0-82\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_9fbba0-82 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_9fbba0-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_9fbba0-82\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_9fbba0-82 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_9fbba0-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_9fbba0-82\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2379_9fbba0-82 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_9fbba0-82\">Generally not. <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=16600.&amp;lawCode=BPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Bus. &amp; Prof. Code \u00a716600<\/a> has long prohibited non-competes in employment, and <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=16600.5.&amp;lawCode=BPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB 699 (effective 2024, codified at \u00a716600.5)<\/a> made non-competes void in California regardless of where signed, with a private right of action and attorney&#8217;s fees against an employer that attempts to enforce one.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane2379_2bce9c-ca\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">My former employer never notified me that my non-compete clause was unenforceable. Was that a separate violation?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_68eea5-ad, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_68eea5-ad[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_68eea5-ad\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_68eea5-ad mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_68eea5-ad[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_68eea5-ad\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_68eea5-ad img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2379_68eea5-ad[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_68eea5-ad\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2379_68eea5-ad wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2379_68eea5-ad\">Possibly. <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=16600.1.&amp;lawCode=BPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AB 1076 (effective 2024, codified at \u00a716600.1)<\/a> required California employers to give written notice to current and former employees employed after January 1, 2022, that any non-compete clauses are unlawful. Failure to provide the required notice was a separate unfair-competition violation under California law.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane2379_d49f9e-e8\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Are non-disclosure or confidentiality clauses also unenforceable now?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not as a category. Non-disclosure of legitimate trade secrets and confidential business information remains enforceable. What <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=16600.&amp;lawCode=BPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Bus. &amp; Prof. Code \u00a716600<\/a> prohibits is restraints on the right to engage in a lawful profession, trade, or business after the employment relationship ends \u2014 including through non-competes dressed up as confidentiality, non-solicitation, or training-repayment provisions. The analysis is fact-specific.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2379_374a34-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2379_374a34-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2379_374a34-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2379_374a34-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2379_374a34-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2379_374a34-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2379_374a34-02{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2379_374a34-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2379_374a34-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2379_374a34-02\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"legal-guidance-heading\" \n         style=\"background-color:#1f344a; padding:60px 20px; text-align:center;\">\n  <h3 id=\"legal-guidance-heading\" style=\"font-size:2.2rem; line-height:1.3; margin-bottom:20px; color:#ffffff;\">\n    Challenge Unlawful Non-Competes\n  <\/h3>\n <p style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:1rem; line-height:1.6; max-width:800px; margin:0 auto 30px;\">\n    Michael Trust Law, APC stands with employees restricted by unlawful non-compete agreements. 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