On the Eve of The Esplanade July 4th Fireworks Celebration – Massachusetts May Not Blow Up Non-Competes After All – A Compromise is in the Air

There are signs that the debate over whether to ban non-competes may end in a compromise, a result many, including this blog, have predicted.

As we reported in Friday’s post, the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies held a public hearing yesterday at the Statehouse on HB4802, which would adopt the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“UTSA”), repeal the current statutes regarding theft of trade secrets (Sections 42 and 42A of Chapter 93), and ban employee non-compete agreements.  The three hour hearing was packed with legislators, lawyers, and business people on both sides of the non-compete debate. Also, in attendance and presenting testimony were individuals negatively impacted by non-competes, many of whom were wearing “Create Jobs in Massachusetts/Ban Non-Competes” stickers.

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