We have flagged a really strong interest in dealing with non‑competes, as they have gotten out of control,
Non-compete clauses also have consequential and broader impacts on economic growth, competition, wages and innovation,
The Coalition believes issues relating to flexibility should be worked out between bosses and workers in a way to benefit everyone involved,
The FTC decision and analysis shows that banning non-competes is good for startups and good for workers,
I think the Supreme Court has all it needs to rule that the FTC’s big swing was not greenlit by the legislative branch,
It's likely the 5th Circuit will create a split and it will go up to the Supreme Court, and I wouldn't expect (the court's conservative majority) to shy away from addressing the issue,
A noncompete would unilaterally ban someone from getting exactly the kind of job that it’s reasonable to want,
When you join a company, you’re so focused on the opportunity in front of you, you might not be thinking about what’s that next jump,
Some are going to have to cut workers,
He was able to find another sales position in a completely different industry,
They’re the ones out there generating leads and sales,
I would expect there will be some legal challenges,
The worse case scenario if you are a startup, and hire someone with a noncompete, is all you have to do is issue the notice to say that your noncompete is not enforceable,
Even without this ban, it is really, really hard in virtually every court in America to enforce a noncompete unless you have something added that are bad facts like theft of confidential information, soliciting customers before you go, trying to set up competing business before you go,
Now there will be more potential crosspollination of companies that really understand businesses models and spaces,
Our legal authority is crystal clear,
The sheer economic and political significance of a nationwide noncompete ban demonstrates that this is a question for Congress to decide, rather than an agency,
Companies will face substantial legal costs as they are forced to resort to other tools to attempt to protect their investments,