I agree with you that the box-checking cost me my job, and the decision was easy for Reuters. But the company now has a blanket policy in place not to hire from my former employer because of the non-compete. So other…
exactly - even the slightest threat of enforcement can have a chilling effect on employees, who are usually not in a position of power (to negotiate, go to court, risk their livelihood etc)
one year
The editors in the legal news department knew; that doesn't mean the corporate side knew or cared until Law360 sent its letter. I was let go because of the non-disclosure of the non-compete - I can assure you there was…
Exactly, and most employees are never going to be in a position to push back, especially in a field like journalism, where people are happy just to have a job
The way the non-compete is written could bar a Law360 employee from working at any news outlet that covers legal news, in any capacity. Getting a job in another field means switching careers.
I later found out that other reporters had run into trouble when moving from Law360 to Reuters, but those were before my time. Law360 has had a non-compete since around 2011.
I agree with you that the box-checking cost me my job, and the decision was easy for Reuters. But the company now has a blanket policy in place not to hire from my former employer because of the non-compete. So other…
exactly - even the slightest threat of enforcement can have a chilling effect on employees, who are usually not in a position of power (to negotiate, go to court, risk their livelihood etc)
one year
The editors in the legal news department knew; that doesn't mean the corporate side knew or cared until Law360 sent its letter. I was let go because of the non-disclosure of the non-compete - I can assure you there was…
Exactly, and most employees are never going to be in a position to push back, especially in a field like journalism, where people are happy just to have a job
Exactly, and most employees are never going to be in a position to push back, especially in a field like journalism, where people are happy just to have a job
The way the non-compete is written could bar a Law360 employee from working at any news outlet that covers legal news, in any capacity. Getting a job in another field means switching careers.
I later found out that other reporters had run into trouble when moving from Law360 to Reuters, but those were before my time. Law360 has had a non-compete since around 2011.