Law360, New York ( April 21, 2015, 1:41 PM EDT) -- California law invalidates most noncompete covenants as unlawful restraints on trade. On April 8, 2015, the Ninth Circuit held California's prohibition on unlawful restrictive covenants extends beyond post-employment noncompete covenants. See Golden v. California Emergency Physicians Medical Group.[1] In a sweeping expansion, the court found California law invalidates any contractual provision creating a restraint of a "substantial character" on an individual's ability to work....
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