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New York may ban noncompete employment agreements and Wall Street is not happy (fortune.com)

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[–] LesserAbe 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope they do ban them. All of my jobs since graduating 15+ years ago have had non-competes, and even for $37k/year. Even if in many cases they might not be enforceable in court, individuals may not know that, or not be able to pay a lawyer. They're intended to make employees afraid of going to a competitor or starting their own business.

[–] FireTower 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What field has non competes at $37k a year?

[–] EvacuateSoul 5 points 1 year ago

Security, sandwich shops, sewer cleaners, just to name a few I know about.