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FTC votes to ban noncompete clauses that bar employees from working for competitors (www.cnbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

Healthcare, specifically providers, are extremely hampered by these. Imagine working at a hospital in a big city and you must sign a noncompete that blocks you from working at any other hospital system within 50 miles. If you're a specialist, it's worse than that because you can't exactly flex into another role easily.