From the actual case law of application of the prohibition by state courts, etc.
> In California: non-competes are carte blanche unenforced and even considered abusive and illegal in many contexts (for non-executives), whether you're currently employed or not.
This both a misuse of the phrase “carte blanche” and inaccurate in its substantive message. Prohibition on competing work while employed is a well-documented exception to both California’s general policy against non-competes and its general policy against employer prohibitions against moonlighting; your employer can’t stop you from working for someone else who doesn’t compete with in your spare time while you are employed by them, and can't stop you from competing with them when you are no longer employed by them, but they can prohibit competing work while you are employed:
From the actual case law of application of the prohibition by state courts, etc.
> In California: non-competes are carte blanche unenforced and even considered abusive and illegal in many contexts (for non-executives), whether you're currently employed or not.
This both a misuse of the phrase “carte blanche” and inaccurate in its substantive message. Prohibition on competing work while employed is a well-documented exception to both California’s general policy against non-competes and its general policy against employer prohibitions against moonlighting; your employer can’t stop you from working for someone else who doesn’t compete with in your spare time while you are employed by them, and can't stop you from competing with them when you are no longer employed by them, but they can prohibit competing work while you are employed:
https://www.dwt.com/blogs/employment-labor-and-benefits/2020...
https://www.mossbollinger.com/blog/2020/december/my-employer...