A few days ago, the US FTC finalized a rule banning noncompetitive agreements for all American workers. California and some other states had already banned noncompetes. People I knew who lived outside these states were afraid to switch jobs b/c their company competed with every other tech company...

... If you want to retain your employees, keep them happy. If you want shackled indentured servants, use the court system to force them to do a job they hate. NOTE: The rule contains an exception that allows noncompetes to remain in place for *policy makers* earning more than $151,000 per year.