My employer fired me and then said that I had signed a noncompete agreement preventing me from going to a competitor for a year. What I do is very specialized, and they don’t even define who a competitor is. Can they prevent me from earning a living? For the uninitiated: Noncompete agreements are either stand … Read more
In January, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule that could be a game changer for workers: US employers could be banned from imposing and enforcing noncompete clauses across the country. The rule could retroactively invalidate existing noncompetes, too. Approximately 30 million Americans are restrained by a noncompete clause, and due to the resulting decreased … Read more
In the State of the Union address the president said that he wanted to make non-compete agreements illegal so that someone working in one fast-food restaurant can go to work for another one and make more money. I work as a waitress — does that apply to me too? Regardless of your politics and with … Read more