Noncompete clauses: Companies say they need them, research shows that’s not true
> Employers say they need noncompete clauses in order to protect their trade secrets and confidential information.Which is such a clear and obvious lie that I'm amazed they even bother to say it out loud. There already exist several contractual and legal mechanisms that do a much better job of  protecting trade secrets and confidential information.Noncompetes aren't needed for this, and are only marginally useful for this at best.