One simple solution would be to require employers to pay at least the workers&#x27; prior base salary for the duration they wish to enforce the non-compete. I&#x27;ve held senior positions where non-competes are to be expected, and that is always a standard term. Of course, the only reason it became a standard term is because people like me are represented by expensive lawyers who consistently demand it, and an Amazon warehouse worker isn&#x27;t in the position to follow our lead. So the warehouse worker should be given the same protection by statute: if the employer wants to enforce a non-compete, they must do so affirmatively by paying the worker&#x27;s salary (i.e. if they elect not to pay then the non-compete is automatically null and void).<p>Of course the odds of something like that making its way through the dysfunctional legislatures of 48 states is vanishingly low. But we can hope.