Non compete clauses in the fast food industry are coming under the public eye, with even Congress considering involvement. https://www.cbs17.com/news/investiga...obs/1298896501
Essentially, if you leave your job, you cannot get a job at a competing fast food restaurant. Many workers don't realize they've signed this agreement as part of their new hire paperwork. This seems like an unreasonable burden on people at the bottom of the wage ladder to me. Jimmy John's made headlines a few years ago by scrapping theirs after coming under fire from the Illinois Attorney General, and McDonalds recently got rid of theirs after being sued by workers.
Essentially, if you leave your job, you cannot get a job at a competing fast food restaurant. Many workers don't realize they've signed this agreement as part of their new hire paperwork. This seems like an unreasonable burden on people at the bottom of the wage ladder to me. Jimmy John's made headlines a few years ago by scrapping theirs after coming under fire from the Illinois Attorney General, and McDonalds recently got rid of theirs after being sued by workers.
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