White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many workers

Re:White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many ... by codeonfire on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @05:21AM (#12795027)

Yep, letters cost almost nothing to send. Almost all employees have nothing to worry about for one reason. The corp will not go ahead with a lawsuit because the employee will almost always have no money or assets to take. It's amazing how pathological corporate behavior becomes when one views it from the money perspective.

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Re:White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many ... by ghaff on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @09:19AM (#12796193)

But there's a chilling effect. For lots of potential employers, the existence of a non-compete that might be litigated is a complete non-starter. I worked for a small company and I know for a fact we passed on at least one person who had a non-compete that was unlikely to be litigated but it just wasn't worth the risk.

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