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a contract clause that fires you a second time, months after you quit.
means an agreement that bars an employee from working for a rival or starting a competing business for some period after leaving a job.
from traces to english common law on restraint of trade, but exploded in the us tech and corporate world post-1980s as companies tried to lock down talent and secrets with a signature.
ftc rule2024 ftc tried banning most noncompetes nationwide
california stancelargely unenforceable there since 1872
low wage useonce common even for sandwich shop workers
enforcement costemployers often sue just to intimidate, rarely win