A recent 9th Circuit opinion (unpublished) reminds that a non-compete agreement with an unqualified lifespan underprotects the employer. Rather, the agreement should expressly provide that term of the non-compete covenant will be extended by the period of time that a court or other forum determines the ex-employee has been in breach of the agreement.
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