Employers put non-compete clauses in employment contracts to limit their workers ability to leave for rival businesses. Employees believe non-competes limit their freedom to work where they want to and maximize their earnings. Massachusetts State Senator Jason Lewis has proposed legislation that would restrict the use of these covenants not to compete.

Here’s a Boston Globe story and a link to the text of the bill.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/01/15/compromise-may-near-restricting-noncompetes-mass/GWjyz1NOpnZbGA3YXCbWxL/story.html

Text of the Bill: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1020

Social Law Library sources on non-competes include:

Covenants Not to Compete: A State-by-State Survey                   http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1129747

Drafting Employment Documents in Massachusetts  http://encore.socialaw.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1140510