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jeff47

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8. Yeah, Damn them for changing to what we wanted!!!

Reply to ohnoyoudidnt (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 12:15 PM

Mar 2015

Non-Competes may have a place when it comes to highly skilled labor

They have no place anywhere.

They're also pretty much not enforceable. There are some very rare and extremely specific cases where they can be enforced. Broad ones, like the one Amazon required these employees to sign, are not.

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Amazon Requires Badly-Paid Warehouse Temps to Sign 18-Month Non-Competes [View all] marmar Mar 2015 OP

Disgusting. TDale313 Mar 2015 #1

Fear tactic. AFAIK, No competes are hard to enforce and Amazon isn't likely to spend money Thor_MN Mar 2015 #2

Amazon Gets Rid Of Strict Non-Compete Clause For Contract And Temporary Employees krawhitham Mar 2015 #3

Only because they saw the potential backlash. ohnoyoudidnt Mar 2015 #4

Yeah, Damn them for changing to what we wanted!!! jeff47 Mar 2015 #8

I don't think that should be legal. daredtowork Mar 2015 #5

K&R. Amazon is one of the biggest anti-labor operations going. But when I posted a ND-Dem Mar 2015 #6

There are issues with these non-competes Gothmog Mar 2015 #7

Actually, virtually all of them are not enforceable. jeff47 Mar 2015 #9

Test snooper2 Mar 2015 #10