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lmm on Jan 6, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: U.S. moves to bar noncompete agreements in labor c...

Does negotiating to not have a non-compete agreement really reduce your risk of getting legal hassle from a disgruntled ex-employer that much? The way I see it even if you don't have a non-compete it's not really any harder for them to call up your new employer and go after you with a meritless lawsuit.

iancmceachern on Jan 6, 2023 [–]

Yes it does. It won't even get to discovery. In this case the state accepted the case to go to discovery.

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