Noncompetes started off as a reasonable protection to companies investing in a lot of training of highly educated/skilled workers, and to help protect sensitive information that these employees have access too.Unfortunately, companies abused this concept and applied it to everything and everyone.It's a shame.  I think there are limited, legitmate situations where noncompetes are appropriate.  It allows a company to really invest in skilled workers in exchange for knowing they will get a return on investment.  But, like I said, these are really limited situations.The idea that low-wage workers are forced to sign noncompetes in exchange for a job is outrageous.  Or even for highly skilled workers--in some industries, it just became the default that all employees signed them.

Noncompetes started off as a reasonable protection to companies investing in a lot of training of highly educated/skilled workers, and to help protect sensitive information that these employees have access too.Unfortunately, companies abused this concept and applied it to everything and everyone.It's a shame.  I think there are limited, legitmate situations where noncompetes are appropriate.  It allows a company to really invest in skilled workers in exchange for knowing they will get a return on investment.  But, like I said, these are really limited situations.The idea that low-wage workers are forced to sign noncompetes in exchange for a job is outrageous.  Or even for highly skilled workers--in some industries, it just became the default that all employees signed them.

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