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Re:How non-competes are damaging the Massachusetts economy: ... by wizzard on Thursday September 15, 2011 @12:34PM (#3000999)
I don't understand how she is able to collect unemployment benefits... it says in the article she left her previous jobs on her own.

We can't really guess from this article how much proprietary information was involved in her line of work, but the other examples in the article (gymnastics instructor and hairdresser) made me sick. Non-competes are supposed to be used to protect intellectual property, not to take away someone's entire living.

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Re:How non-competes are damaging the Massachusetts economy: ... by ebiester on Thursday September 15, 2011 @01:01PM (#3001108)
She was laid off from the company who just hired her.
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Re:How non-competes are damaging the Massachusetts economy: ... by wizzard on Thursday September 15, 2011 @06:33PM (#3002395)
You can't collect unemployment based on two weeks of work. Try again.
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Re:How non-competes are damaging the Massachusetts economy: ... by pvodsevhcm on Thursday September 15, 2011 @08:36PM (#3002651)
It varies by state. She has a track record of employment, and her most recent termination was involuntary and not for cause, which is generally enough to qualify.
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