QUESTION
An ex employee is trying to steal my business
Asked on Mar 07th, 2018 on Business Law - California
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I had an employee, whom I did not have a non compete clause with because she was my girlfriend of 10 years. After the relationship, she is trying to steal all of my business contacts and referral sources. What is my recourse?
1 ANSWER
Unless the business contacts and referral sources, or other information your former employee is using to compete, are trade secrets and/or other confidential proprietary information, she has every right to use them to compete with you. Incidentally, except under circumstances which are not apparent from your question (i.e. your ex had sold the business to you), employee non-compete agreements are invalid under California law.
Answered on Mar 08th, 2018 at 2:40 PM