It's time for states to ban non-competition agreements

In some European countries, you must be paid your salary or a significant fraction of your salary if you are laid off for the duration of the noncompete.

Fortunately, California bans noncompetes under section 16600 of the Business and Professions Code. Other states, or the Federal Government should sit up and take notice. They will have to fight a lot of foes such as the Chamber of Commerce, and large corporations.

I have no problems with NDA's, but noncompetes are being pushed under the guise of protecting trade secrets, when really they are all about locking up the free movement of talent.