Idaho has made it easier for companies to enforce noncompete agreements

Re:Idaho has made it easier for companies to enforce noncomp... by CydeWeys on Saturday July 15, 2017 @11:01AM (#14776971)

That example is way off at one extreme end of the spectrum though. In reality, though, non-competes are far more often used to prevent people from jumping ship making LOB CRUD apps to making other LOB CRUD apps across the street for a $5K raise, or even leaving one sandwich shop to go work for another for a $1 hourly raise.

For every one possible situation in which non-competes might be good for employees, there are hundreds of situations in which they are outright bad.

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Re:Idaho has made it easier for companies to enforce noncomp... by logicallee on Saturday July 15, 2017 @11:07AM (#14776998)

Yes, I picked an example that is way off at one extreme end of the spectrum, but I did not offer my value judgment for that extreme example. What is your value judgment for that extreme example?

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Re:Idaho has made it easier for companies to enforce noncomp... by CydeWeys on Saturday July 15, 2017 @11:44AM (#14777209)

It sounds more like a case for contractual/IP law than for an employment non-compete. In other words, even in places where non-competes are illegal (like California), this issue can still be mitigated, so using them as an example to justify non-competes seems misguided.

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