QUESTION
Can I solicit my friends and family if I signed a non compete agreement?
Asked on Feb 01st, 2015 on Employment Contracts - California
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I am a captive insurance agent looking to go independent. There are friends and family in my current agency. I signed a 1 year non compete clause. Can I solicit my friends and family once my agent appointment contract is terminated?
1 ANSWER
If you lived anywhere else in the US, I would ask you "what does your contract say?" However, California Business and Professions Code section 16600 et seq prohibits non-compete covenants except under unusual circumstances which don't seem to apply here. In fact, it can be considered an unfair labor practice for an employer to try to enforce a non-compete covenant against a California employee.
Answered on Feb 02nd, 2015 at 2:18 PM