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  Oh, you’re absolutely right. That’s why this legislation is good.
context: Noncompetes are already illegal/unenforceable in a few states and have exemptions for specified professions in many other states. They serve no purpose other than to exploit labor.
  It's about time these are eliminated on a federal level. >
  
  The only place it’s appropriate is when someone is working on developing a proprietary product. Trying to prevent someone, who has no access to actual proprietary knowledge (not just operational work flow) from working in the same field is laughable >
  
  It is, but that doesn’t stop companies from doing it all the time, even when they know it’s likely unenforceable. They are assuming that the fear of enforcement by the employer will make it de facto binding.
  EDIT: Employer, not employee