What employers may not realize is that if the courts uphold the recent California laws, then California has the ability to invalidate any non-compete agreement that an employer signs with an employee.
Court watchers anticipate an influx of lawsuits, not from new hires so much as from existing employees who see their employer's pay scales for the first time.
When an individual moves into a new role, or even to a different department, the organization retains all the hidden benefits of keeping established staff.
A disabled worker alleges Electric Boat Corp. did not provide reasonable accommodations for his disabilities and he was ultimately fired for noncompliance with the company's post-Covid return-to-office policy.