After the acquisition are non-compete clauses in the US still binding?
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Last poster is wrong. CA does still exist and non compete almost always survive an acquisition.
No, because non competes refer to CA and no clause exists about mergers and aquisitions..so CA will cease to exist. You'd have to resign a new non compete with broadcom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause
There is no way CA would ever enforce this after a massive layoff... People have to eat and courts understand this.... Your severance payment prevents you from suing because of Age - not the non compete..
That of course still does not allow you to share or use intellectual knowledge from CA at other places...
Based on the number of employees that jumped ship and went to competitors since the acquisition was announced, CA is not enforcing non-compete at all. And why would they, it's incredibly expensive to litigate and is rarely enforceable.
Basically they’ll be just as binding and enforceable after the close as before.
Previous poster probably meant "at will" states.
In any case non compete agreements are not enforceable in many states. Your mileage may vary.
Right to work has NOTHING to do with non-competes.
It refers to prohibition of joining a union/paying dues as a condition of employment.
In many "right to work" states such as Texas, non-compete agreements are not enforceable.
If by CA you mean California, then yes.
Otherwise no.
By the way, renaming Computer Associates to "CA" was a huge mistake.
I would encourage you to educate yourself on your states non compete laws. CA's non-compete is very broad and unenforceable in a number of states.
Yes