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Associations at Odds Over Proposed Massachusetts Ban on Noncompete Clauses

Associations Now

The proposed ban has earned support from tech groups, who say that noncompete clauses stifle innovation in Massachusetts and are giving California’s Silicon Valley the upper hand in recruiting, even though the Northeast has a major research hub in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Webb told The Boston Herald.

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Advocacy Do’s and Don’ts

Association Adviser

Karen Conlon, president of the California Association of Community Managers (CACM) , said it’s because there’s a great deal of “misinformation—even fabricated information” presented to legislators that can easily turn into bad legislation. Top 10 Topics Most Important to Association Leaders.