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ams6110 on Oct 26, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: White House urges ban on non-compete agreements fo...

Um... that story states that the clause was never actually enforced therefore there was no valid claim of harm.

jacalata on Oct 26, 2016 [–]

Good point, that wasn't the best article for my point! There are no specific lawsuits fighting the non-compete, however in the years following that case several states decided that the harm actually is caused simply by making employees sign the non-compete, and the company no longer has one.

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