"But, for millions of workers across the states, a single clause in their employment contracts threatens that promise: the non-compete. Nearly half of New York workplaces require their employees to sign clauses that prevent them from taking a new job with a competitor or starting a new business, for months or even years after they leave employment. Workers in jobs ranging from baristas and hairstylists to dog walkers and warehouse staff are subject to these clauses."
"Employers argue that they need to protect their business interests investments made in employee training, confidential information and trade secrets, product development, and customer retention. But employers already have sufficient tools to protect those interests without preventing workers from making a living. Confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements, along with existing trade secret laws, offer far more targeted protections. Most workers subject to non-competes never had access to sensitive or proprietary information in the first place."
Non-compete clauses are included in nearly half of New York workplaces and bar employees from taking jobs with competitors or starting businesses for months or years after leaving. Workers across occupations from baristas to warehouse staff are subject to these restrictions. Employers claim non-competes protect investments in training, confidential information, trade secrets, product development, and customer retention. Confidentiality agreements, non-solicitation clauses, and trade secret laws already provide targeted protections. Many workers covered by non-competes never accessed sensitive information. Non-competes force workers to choose between staying or losing income, reduce bargaining power, suppress wages, and make labor markets less efficient, harming the broader economy.
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