Silguero v. Creteguard, Inc.

Opinion

MALLANO, P. J.

This case presents the question of whether a terminated employee working in the area of sales has a viable claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy under Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (1980) 27 Cal.3d 167 [164 Cal.Rptr. 839, 610 P.2d 1330] (Tameny) against her subsequent employer when the employee’s former employer had contacted the employee’s subsequent employer and had informed it that the employee had signed an agreement with the former employer which prohibited the employee “from all sales activities for 18 months following either departure or…