{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-49.62.050","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 49.62.050","heading":"Unenforceable provisions.","body":"A provision in a noncompetition covenant signed by an employee or independent contractor who is Washington-based is void and unenforceable:\n(1) If the covenant requires the employee or independent contractor to adjudicate a noncompetition covenant outside of this state;\n(2) To the extent it deprives the employee or independent contractor of the protections or benefits of this chapter; or\n(3) If it allows or requires the application of choice of law principles or the substantive law of any jurisdiction other than Washington state.","path":["Title 49","Chapter 49.62"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.62.050","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:21:43Z","sha256":"db6d917a43cb7c453fa96f41fbacf41acc8413e0308a2b4d670128106c9c8864","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-49.62.040","next":"us-wa/rcw-49.62.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}