{"id":913,"date":"2017-05-19T12:37:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T12:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/non-compete-policy-in-the-news-again\/"},"modified":"2017-05-19T12:37:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T12:37:21","slug":"non-compete-policy-in-the-news-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/non-compete-policy-in-the-news-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Compete Policy in the News Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 4, 2017, <em>The New York Times<\/em><sup>TM<\/sup> published an op-ed by Orly Lobel regarding the policy issues surrounding enforcement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/practice-area\/non-compete-trade-secret\/\">non-competes<\/a>. Ms. Lobel is a Professor of Employment and Labor Law at the University of San Diego School of Law and is the author of \u201cTalent Wants To Be Free: Why We Should Learn to Love Leaks, Raids, and Free Riding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the opinion piece, Ms. Lobel lays out some of the policy arguments against stringent enforcement of non-competes, including whether such agreements reduce employee motivation, entrepreneurship and sharing of knowledge which she calls the \u201cfundamental building blocks of innovation and economic growth.\u201d According to Ms. Lobel, there is evidence that wages in states that enforce non-competes are 10% lower than in states that restrict their use. She also outlines non-compete reforms that have been introduced in states such as Colorado, Oregon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/illinois-bans-non-compete-agreements-sort-of\/\">Illinois<\/a>, and New York. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/05\/04\/opinion\/noncompete-agreements-workers.html?_r=0\">Here is a link<\/a> to Ms. Lobel\u2019s article.<\/p>\n<p>Whether greater enforcement of non-competes is good policy is a debate that has been raging for many years and is not likely to be decided anytime soon.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2017-TS-Summit-article-re_-non-compete-policy-00891624.pdf\">Here is a link<\/a> to a more detailed discussion of the various economic development and public policy implications of greater or lesser enforcement of non-competes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 4, 2017, The New York TimesTM published an op-ed by Orly Lobel regarding the policy issues surrounding enforcement of non-competes. 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