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October 17, 2018

Noncompete law adds pay for ‘garden leave'

  • A survey published by Michigan State Law Review estimated that 18 percent of U.S. employees are working under a noncompete agreement.
    • By BOB SALSBERG
    Associated Press

    BOSTON — Whether or not they choose to spend their idle time in their yards, workers with noncompete contracts in Massachusetts will soon be the first in the U.S. to enjoy a “garden leave” provision allowing them to get paid even after leaving a job.

    The new rule is part of a major revamp of state law covering non-competition agreements and protection of trade secrets. Both are highly sensitive topics in Massachusetts, where the economy is largely driven by brainpower and technological innovation.


     
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