Massachusetts gives workers new protections against noncompete clauses

Re:Massachusetts gives workers new protections against nonco... by dunpeal on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @03:03PM (#17812697)

50% salary isn't adequate protection. Imagine taking a 50% salary cut to change jobs. Pretty much pulls the rug under any motivation to do that.

Of course, that's also 50% of base. For the type of well-performing employee against whom non-competes are typically enforced, that means you have to settle for 25% or less of your total comp.

I am not a lawyer either, but from what I've seen in states where compensation is required, non-compete comp is typically 100% of base.

Of course, bonus is still a huge factor.

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Re:Massachusetts gives workers new protections against nonco... by Retric on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @03:57PM (#17813132)

Often the difference between 0$ and 1$ is vastly more than 1$ and 2$. Companies are happy to setup a non compete for free, but if they need to spend real money then that get's rid of the vast majority of cases.

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