Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp
“[W]e’ve all heard the horror stories about low-wage retail workers being told they can’t leave one coffee shop or restaurant to draw espresso shots or make sandwiches for another. In that context, noncompete clauses look less like a way to keep key leadership personnel away from competitors, and more like a tool that lets vengeful, authoritarian managers/owners continue abusing former employees who don’t like working for vengeful, authoritarian managers/owners. But the existence of vengeful, authoritarian managers/owners is a terrible reason for letting a vengeful, authoritarian Federal Trade Commission seize even more control over how American businesses operate. If you have a problem with a prospective employer’s demand that you accept a noncompete clause, there’s a simple solution: Don’t accept the job.” (04/27/24)