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SHOULD YOUR EX-BOSS GET A SAY IN YOUR NEW JOB? WALL STREET SAYS YES.

Legislation in New York that would outlaw noncompete agreements, a staple at big
banks, has led to frenzied lobbying to persuade Gov. Kathy Hochul to kill the
effort.

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Business groups have scrambled an army of lobbyists to warn how a statewide ban
on noncompetes would dramatically upend the way they hire and do
business.Credit...Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times


By Luis Ferré-Sadurní

Nov. 12, 2023, 3:00 a.m. ET

For high-powered Wall Street and banking executives, one of the hallmarks of the
job comes into play only at the end: a signed noncompete agreement.

The employment clauses have long been used by big-name companies to prevent top
employees from working for a nearby competitor, typically for six months to two
years after leaving, allowing firms to protect intellectual property and deter
brokers and consultants from poaching clients.

But that may soon change in New York.

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Luis Ferré-Sadurní is the Albany bureau chief and covers New York State
politics. He joined The Times in 2017 and previously wrote about housing for the
Metro desk. He is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico. More about Luis
Ferré-Sadurní

A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 12, 2023, Section A, Page 21
of the New York edition with the headline: Wall St. Lobbies Heavily to Save
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