Today’s news from the FTC is the first step in the direction of making non-compete agreements obsolete (which is already the case in California). Not clear FTC has the authority to push this forward, but if you’re one of those companies that manages your trade secrets by way of non-competes, it’s time to have a re-think.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftc-proposes-banning-noncompete-clauses-for-workers-11672900586