Non-competes are an insult to our Massachusetts culture of freedom, innovation, and enterprise. These non-competes are a form of bondage that extend an unfair burden on ‘the little guy’ for long after the employer has stopped paying them or providing benefits. Getting rid of this is long overdue. (I almost hate to throw this rhetoric …
Thank you for the support for change!
Thanks for the great response — a number of very thoughtful posts in this forum. I have read them all (as of 2/10). Additionally, I received several dozen personal email responses on the issue, to which I have also responded. Many good stories, many useful arguments, some helpful specific suggestions. At a high level, I …
For those who are for more gun control laws, please answer these questions.
I’d especially like to hear the thoughts of any state legislators. 1. Do you believe the 2nd Amendment guarantees the right of an individual to own a gun? 2. If the answer to the above is yes, what restrictions do you think should be considered acceptable? So, what kind of guns? How many? Where can …
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What share of guns in private hands were acquired from private sellers?
An important question in the national debate is what share of weapons are acquired from private sellers. Private sellers do not need to conduct background checks when they make sales. The President, in his proposal to require background checks for all gun sales states: Right now, federally licensed firearms dealers are required to run background …
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Re: Non-competition agreement in another profession
Dear Will, I am 100% in favor of getting rid of non-competition agreements. They even exist in other professions than the tech industry. I remember that a friend had to sign a non-competion agreement when she went to work at a beauty salon. She could not work for another salon or open a salon within …
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