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I am not an attorney, but have been around tons. One thing you learn in Law 101 is that a contract that is antithetical to a law, or in other words enforces something illegal, is null and void, or perhaps that clause or section of the contract is null and void.

Good thing to learn more about or ask an attorney about.

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Yes, This was demonstrated in the Silicon Valley HBO show. Hooli had the employees sign a contract which could not be enforceable legally. The episode where Gavin Belson is in a arbitration hearing room surrounded by a bunch of Hooli lawyers and gets his ass handed over to him by the arbitration judge. David beats Goliath in the court of law.

I don't remember actual details but I am pretty sure someone here can shed more light on this.

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