Low-wage workers stuck with noncompete agreements

Noncompete agreements are standard operating procedure for senior management or employees with clearance to a company's proprietary information. But for minimum-wage sandwich makers? Marketplace reports that over the past 20 years, it's a practice that's becoming commonplace.
 
Jimmy John's is one chain that requires its low-wage, entry-level staff to sign noncompete agreements, limiting workers' ability to take a job at another fast-food restaurant. Noncompete agreements have also been required of yoga instructors, camp counselors and service-industry workers, according to the report.
 
The practice is attributed to companies' attempts to keep workers by limiting their ability to pursue outside opportunities, according Orly Lobel, a professor at the University of San Diego School of Law.  A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Jimmy John's over the requirement, the report states.

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