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Under California Business and Professions Code Section 16600, unless you were an owner of the business, any ?non-compete clause? which forbids an employees who is fired or resigns from working for a competitor or starting a competing business is illegal and unenforceable.

Injunction (Stay): The employer may seek an injunction from a court, prohibiting the employee from engaging in any activities that breach the non-compete clause. Damages: The employer may also seek damages from the employee, as compensation for any losses suffered as a result of the breach of the non-compete clause.

To get into the enforcement, the contract or an agreement must be true and reasonable. They must have a reasonable duration for the contract. It depends on the state's decision on the duration of the contract. Generally, a non-compete agreement lasts for two or three years.

Another way to defeat a non-compete contract is to show that your employer has behaved illegally or unethically towards their clients. In general, an employer will not want these matters raised in a court case, so they may void your non-compete agreement if you have proof of these behaviors.

What is Infosys non-compete clause? The clause restricts ex-employees from working for the same client at a rival company for at least six months after they leave Infosys. The clause kicks in if the employee quitting the firm has worked with the said client in the past 12 months during their tenure at Infosys.

From an Indian legal perspective, the Non-compete clause is prohibited under the Law of Contracts. Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act-1872 provides that - Every agreement by which anyone is restrained from exercising a lawful profession or trade or business of any kind, is to that extent void.