Article 676AE Do small businesses really need non-compete clauses? Not really | Gene Marks

Do small businesses really need non-compete clauses? Not really | Gene Marks

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These types of restrictions serve a purpose, at least for some companies of a particular size - otherwise, let workers go where they please

Once upon a time a business would hire an employee and make them sign an employment agreement which would include a non-compete" clause - a pro-business protection that serves one objective: prohibiting an employee from working for a competitor.

But in a period when employers are fighting for talent, workers have the upper hand and the tide is turning. Joe Biden, for one, is not a fan of non-compete clauses.

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