Vermont working group urges statute with guardrails for noncompete agreements
A Bakers Association-led working group told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee it could support statutory guardrails on noncompete agreements but flagged major open questions — wage thresholds, trade-secret scope, health-care impacts and a recommendation against retroactive changes.
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A working group convened at the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee on Jan. 8, 2026 recommended that lawmakers consider statutory guardrails for noncompete agreements while leaving several consequential decisions — including wage thresholds, trade-secret definitions and health-care exceptions — to further legislative work and case-law review.
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