Idaho has made it easier for companies to enforce noncompete agreements

Re:Idaho has made it easier for companies to enforce noncomp... by scribu on Saturday July 15, 2017 @09:17AM (#14776490)

Compare with indentured labour:

> An indentured servant or indentured labor is an employee (indenturee) within a system of unfree labor who is bound by a contract (indenture) to work for a particular employer for a fixed period.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentured_servitude

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Re:Idaho has made it easier for companies to enforce noncomp... by kasey_junk on Saturday July 15, 2017 @09:42AM (#14776572)

So not at all the same? Look this is a stupid law that is bad for both employers & employees in Idaho but it's not indentured servitude.

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Re:Idaho has made it easier for companies to enforce noncomp... by scribu on Saturday July 15, 2017 @10:26AM (#14776766)

I didn't say they're identical, but they do seem similar in spirit.

Indentured servitude: you either obey the contract, or go to jail.

Non-compete: you either obey the contract, or go work in a different industry (in effect, become poorer, since you have to start over).

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Re:Idaho has made it easier for companies to enforce noncomp... by tptacek on Sunday July 16, 2017 @11:48AM (#14782471)

What contract related to employment can't you say that about?

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Re:Idaho has made it easier for companies to enforce noncomp... by crdoconnor on Saturday July 15, 2017 @12:37PM (#14777500)

It increases employers' leverage over their employees. That isn't bad for employers.

Even employers who are restricted from hiring will benefit in the form of lower wages and a more pliable workforce.

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Re:Idaho has made it easier for companies to enforce noncomp... by kasey_junk on Sunday July 16, 2017 @08:04AM (#14781642)

It will help some employers & hurt others, but Idaho has been trying to boost their small tech scene. To do that they need out of state transplants. This law makes it less likely for that to happen.

To say nothing of the opportunity costs of the lowered economic output.

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Re:Idaho has made it easier for companies to enforce noncomp... by wavefunction on Saturday July 15, 2017 @09:59AM (#14776623)

The fixed contract sounds likes a non-compete to me. You're working for the company after your employment has ended, with no compensation.

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