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Labor & Employment Update
SB 699: New California Law Further Restricting The Use of Non-Competes
September 12, 2023
By Elissa L. Gysi and Shelby Y. Meskin
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Senate Bill (SB) 699 into law which further restricts the use of non-compete clauses in employment agreements in California. The law goes into effect on January 1, 2024.
Most non-compete agreements have long been unenforceable in California under Section 16600 of the California Business and Professions Code (“every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind is to that extent void”). Read more→