#noncompete-agreements

#noncompete-agreements

The venture capital industry fought for years to persuade state lawmakers to impose strict restrictions on noncompete agreements. The VC crowd eventually succeeded in 2018, with the Massachusetts Legislature adopting a one-year limit on all noncompetes - contracts that prevent employees from working for a rival for a certain period of time, often in a specific region. And they were outlawedoutright for lower-paid hourly workers.

"The Rule's illegality was patently obvious,"