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Legal expert urges caution on sweeping noncompete ban, citing startups and life sciences
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development · November 17, 2025
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Summary
A lawyer who helped draft Massachusetts’ noncompetition reform told the committee that while the statute isn’t perfect, an outright ban (S1336) could harm startups and the life-sciences industry; he offered to assist with careful drafting on H2118.
Russell Beck, a trade secret and employee mobility lawyer who worked on Massachusetts’ noncompetition reform, told the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development that wholesale repeal of noncompete agreements would pose risks to start-ups and the Massachusetts…
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