Is a contract still valid if I was refused a copy?
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Is a contract still valid if I was refused a copy?
In the contract was a”non competing” clause, and contract was signed in fresno county california, I would like to know is that contract still valid if I was refused a copy of what I signed
Asked on January 21, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
California does not generally allow non-compete agreements. There are very limited exceptions but if you signed as an employee for a corporation, your non-compete is non-binding even if you didn't get a copy. So at this point, you can remind the company that a) it cannot enforce this non-agreement if your company is trying to enforce it against you, b) ignore the non-compete if you simply left the company or c) indicate that the company engaged in bad faith by failing to inform you that you were signing onto an unenforceable agreement.
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