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non-compete agreements

FTC bans all new non-compete clauses and strikes down most existing agreements

by Lisa Stiffler on April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 at 2:26 pm

Goodbye, non-competes. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today released its final rules addressing non-compete clauses by banning all future agreements. Non-competes have traditionally restricted workers from taking jobs with a… Read More

FTC wants to ban non-compete clauses that keep workers from changing jobs, launching startups

by Lisa Stiffler on January 5, 2023April 23, 2024 at 12:53 pm

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission released a proposal banning existing and future non-compete clauses that can restrict workers from taking jobs with a competitor or starting a competing business. Supporters… Read More

Judge limits role of former Amazon sales exec in AWS vs. Google Cloud non-compete lawsuit

by Nat Levy on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 at 8:50 am

A lawsuit against a former Amazon Web Services sales executive who joined rival Google Cloud earlier this year took an interesting turn, with a federal judge slapping some major limitations… Read More

Adam Bosworth, VP, Amazon Web Services (Linkedin photo)

Tech vet Adam Bosworth directing mysterious Amazon Web Services project at crux of non-compete dispute

by Tom Krazit on June 19, 2017June 20, 2017 at 2:45 pm

There’s a lot we still don’t know about the mysterious Amazon Web Services project that prompted the company to sue a former employee for breaching a non-compete agreement, but one… Read More

It’s business, and it’s personal: How Amazon Web Services decides to enforce non-compete contracts

by Tom Krazit on June 15, 2017July 31, 2019 at 12:07 am

Career decisions are always stressful, but employees at Amazon Web Services face an additional source of anxiety when evaluating new opportunities: am I about to get sued? That worry came… Read More

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