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		vsskanth on Jan 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FTC cracks down on companies that impose harmful n... It varies state by state since there are different rules by each on what clauses in non competes can be enforced. Some states like CA and MA straight up ban them.

optymizer on Jan 5, 2023 [–]

Are you sure non-competes are banned in MA? Do you have a source for that?

wardedVibe on Jan 5, 2023 | [–]

I was curious, and it looks like they made it hard to enforce, capped at a year, and require a garden pay (50%) period.

https://www.upcounsel.com/non-compete-agreement-enforceabili...

optymizer on Jan 5, 2023 | | [–]

Thanks for finding this out

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