As noted in an earlier post, Noncompetes and Low-wage workers, the proliferation of noncompete agreements, once reserved for corporate executives and others who actually may have accessed what can fairly be considered a company's trade secrets, continues to spread into all areas of the job force. Matt O'Brien reports today on the Washington Post's Wonkblog of dog walkers that now must sign noncompete agreements applicable to their jobs walking dogs: Capitalism Is Officially Broken; Even Doggy Day Care Workers Now Have Noncompetes.
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December 03, 2014
Noncompetes & Dog Walkers
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