Stockton, CA asked in Business Law for California

Q: I left a pest control company about 15 months ago. That company has been sold to a very big company.

I have, since I left that company, started my own company and I am ready to do business as a sole proprietor under my own operators license. How long do I have to wait until I can legally solicit the clients from my old route/ company? Thank you.

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Ernest Charles Payne Jr
Ernest Charles Payne Jr
Answered
  • San Clemente, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: If you signed a non-compete agreement with your prior employment, the term would be spelled out in that contract. Those agreements must be limited in scope and duration, and specific as to those parameters. If you didn’t sign any such agreement, then you may solicit whomever you wish, as long as you aren’t engaging in egregious behavior to interfere with their business.

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