non-compete

Until recently, however, no California appellate case had ruled that an employer who chooses to terminate an employee subject to a non-compete “out of respect and understanding with colleagues in the same industry,” may be sued for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. But that’s exactly what happened in Silguero v. Creteguard, Inc., a case decided by the Second Appellate District in Los Angeles on July 30, 2010 (Case No. B215179).