Hacker News with Generative AI: Non-Compete Agreements

Google is paying some AI staff to do nothing for a year rather than join rivals (techcrunch.com)
Google’s AI division, DeepMind, has resorted to using “aggressive” noncompete agreements for some AI staff in the U.K. that bar them from working for competitors for up to a year, Business Insider reports.
Google, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Employment, Non-Compete Agreements
8 points by tntpreneur 21 days ago | 0 comments
NLRB acting general counsel rescinds non-compete labor policy (natlawreview.com)
In a significant development for employers that use restrictive covenant agreements, on February 14, 2025, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel (GC) William B. Cowen rescinded prior NLRB GC memoranda, including two restrictive covenant-related memoranda authored by former general counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo.
Labor Law, Non-Compete Agreements, NLRB, Legal News, Employment Law
161 points by moonka 71 days ago | 90 comments
FTC Wins Round Two in Its Non-Compete Ban Defense (jdsupra.com)
FTC, Law, Non-Compete Agreements, Legal News
143 points by lynndotpy 273 days ago | 77 comments
NLRB judge declares non-compete clause is an unfair labor practice (nlrbedge.com)
Labor Law, Legal News, Non-Compete Agreements
374 points by lalaland1125 317 days ago | 227 comments