The FTC estimates about 30 million people, or one in five American workers, from minimum wage earners to CEOs, are bound by noncompetes. It says the policy change could lead to increased wages totaling nearly $300 billion per year by encouraging people to swap jobs freely.
They’ve been around forever, which is where my pessimism comes from. I’ve personally suffered and even had to pass up a job due to a non-compete. I’m not going to court to prove a point, which means employers have much more power than workers.
Isn’t there a pretty universal argument that you cannot prevent a person from earning an income? I’ve always thought that was the argument that gets these tossed in court. Then again i have zero experience with these and i didn’t know anyone who does so shrug