Now I could be wrong on this, so don't take what I say as the word of God or anything, but I bellive a noncompete contract must specify a resonalbe distance and time. If Lee worked at MS HQ in Washington then California would not be violating a noncompete contract becasue a noncompete contract that includes multiple state couldn't be held up in court.
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Simple answer tot he question posed in the title: NO.
Now I could be wrong on this, so don't take what I say as the word of God or anything, but I bellive a noncompete contract must specify a resonalbe distance and time. If Lee worked at MS HQ in Washington then California would not be violating a noncompete contract becasue a noncompete contract that includes multiple state couldn't be held up in court.