3731 Firing an employee for refusing to sign an agreement not to solicit the employer's customers for one year after separating from employment violates public policy unless it is necessary to protect trade secrets; whether the identities of customers are trade secrets is a question of fact.CitationTHOMPSON v IMPAXX (Non-solicitation Agreement) 113 CA4 1425 [See: B&PC 16600; D'sa v Playhut 85 CA4 927, T/AT 2/01; Moss, Adams v Shilling 179 CA3 124; In re Providian 96 CA4 292, P/AT 3/02, Morlife v Perry 56 CA4 1514, T/AT 9/97]
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