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Many workers barely recall signing noncompetes, until they try to change jobs

Robin Catalano, a freelance writer based on the border of the Berkshires and the Hudson Valley, urges other freelancers to carefully review employment contracts and negotiate any noncompete clauses they may contain. Cassandra Sohn hide caption

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Many workers barely recall signing noncompetes, until they try to change jobs

Employers say that noncompete agreements are needed to protect trade secrets and investments. The FTC says they deprive workers of their economic liberties and has proposed a rule to ban them.

Many workers barely recall signing noncompetes, until they try to change jobs

Robin Catalano, a freelance writer based on the border of the Berkshires and the Hudson Valley, urges other freelancers to carefully review employment contracts and negotiate any noncompete clauses they may contain. Cassandra Sohn hide caption

toggle caption
Cassandra Sohn

Business

Many workers barely recall signing noncompetes, until they try to change jobs

by Andrea Hsu

4 min

Many workers barely recall signing noncompetes, until they try to change jobs

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