Ban Non-Compete Agreements in Massachusetts Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/ban-non-compete-agreements-in-massachusetts.html Online petition signatures en-us Thu, 9 Apr 2026 03:54 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mrs. Kaelyn Medeiros [Signature #96] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21316155?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 May 2017 06:59:28 UTC 21316155 Dr Anonymous [Signature #95] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17547951?utm_medium=rss Please do not restrict our right to apply our trade skills

]]> Sat, 28 Jun 2014 05:20:07 UTC 17547951 Mrs. Jennifer Drucker [Signature #94] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17369357?utm_medium=rss A non-compete is preventing my brother-in-law from providing for his family to the best of his ability.

]]> Sun, 25 May 2014 06:13:03 UTC 17369357 Phyllis Kirschner [Signature #93] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17364484?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 May 2014 10:31:02 UTC 17364484 Debra Cohen [Signature #92] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17361616?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 May 2014 03:28:42 UTC 17361616 Mrs. Lori Chastanet [Signature #91] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17361220?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 May 2014 02:33:43 UTC 17361220 Jill Medynski [Signature #90] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17361120?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 May 2014 02:16:11 UTC 17361120 Melissa Holt [Signature #89] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17322975?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 May 2014 08:50:21 UTC 17322975 Ms Keri Chapman [Signature #88] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17278468?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 May 2014 12:46:48 UTC 17278468 Anonymous [Signature #87] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17275034?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 May 2014 08:43:57 UTC 17275034 peg Laurie [Signature #86] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17275001?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 May 2014 08:10:18 UTC 17275001 bob Laurie [Signature #85] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17274998?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 May 2014 08:09:27 UTC 17274998 Ashley Laurie [Signature #84] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17274936?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 May 2014 07:30:53 UTC 17274936 Nicholas Dean [Signature #83] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17255098?utm_medium=rss Just want to keep business growing in MA

]]> Wed, 7 May 2014 05:28:17 UTC 17255098 Anonymous [Signature #82] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17236734?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Apr 2014 10:08:55 UTC 17236734 Ilissa Schild [Signature #81] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17181429?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Apr 2014 07:07:35 UTC 17181429 lisa nardella [Signature #80] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15055524?utm_medium=rss On May 31st of 2012 I was told to leave my job as a independent stylist and to not service or solicit and clients for a year after leaving the salon. The judges order was beyond harsh and I am still trying to gain back all that I had lost. It has been a difficult year but thanks to family and support from friends, things are slowly looking up. The financial burden i was faced is going to be very hard to repair. I am 27 years old and was at the height of my career when i decided to leave my salon and become a independent stylist. Little did I know that "positive" career move would change my life so significantly.

]]> Sat, 13 Apr 2013 07:10:21 UTC 15055524 Anonymous [Signature #79] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9974500?utm_medium=rss Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:38:58 UTC 9974500 Mr. Thomas Austin [Signature #78] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6960153?utm_medium=rss If there are to be any non-competes recognized by law in Massachusetts (or anywhere else), they must be symmetrical and oblige the employer to pay full compensation (salary, bonus, benefits) for the entire period. That is far better than the current situation which is totally one sided.
Even this attempt at balance is not really enough. Non-competes should be banned.

]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:07:27 UTC 6960153 Mr Nicholas Gall [Signature #77] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6960094?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:56:59 UTC 6960094 Dr. Anonymous [Signature #76] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6442891?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:54:03 UTC 6442891 Ms Lisa Frank [Signature #75] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/6392645?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:19:02 UTC 6392645 Mr. Michael Doyle [Signature #74] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5980409?utm_medium=rss I'm currently being pursued by a company about a non-compete, even though no such document exists. They're going as far as lying stating that I stole it and now are stating thay they can enforce it even without the document stating their officers will testify in court that they saw me sign such a document.

]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:46:11 UTC 5980409 Mr Michael Wolf [Signature #73] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5645624?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:40:12 UTC 5645624 Mr Walter Dudek [Signature #72] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5374855?utm_medium=rss The requirement is unfair. There is nothing I can have the company sign to help protect me, such as no off shore hiring.

]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:12:53 UTC 5374855 Ms Anonymous [Signature #71] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5298946?utm_medium=rss I think this is a violation of Antitrust laws, prevents good workers from finding a good job and cannot imagine a country that wants any more unemployment statistics.

]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:55:28 UTC 5298946 Mr Anonymous [Signature #70] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5291338?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:11:57 UTC 5291338 Michael Bleau [Signature #69] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5266521?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:12:45 UTC 5266521 Mr. Dan Edmonds [Signature #68] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5257944?utm_medium=rss Been through three of them....

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:20:10 UTC 5257944 Siobhan Cruise [Signature #67] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5256497?utm_medium=rss Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:04:05 UTC 5256497 Kevin Newell [Signature #66] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5256392?utm_medium=rss Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:41:10 UTC 5256392 Ira Rosenberg [Signature #65] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5222587?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Apr 2009 02:36:47 UTC 5222587 David Magazu [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4960665?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:22:15 UTC 4960665 Erin DeFuria [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4872776?utm_medium=rss Emotional depressed due to my non-compete agreement.

]]> Mon, 2 Feb 2009 08:01:42 UTC 4872776 Dr. Nick Karapasas [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4835204?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:34:07 UTC 4835204 Mr. Davin Clement [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4828993?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:38:20 UTC 4828993 Mr Jacob Wells-Bundtzen [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4541270?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:38:15 UTC 4541270 Mr Francis McGlynn [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4528478?utm_medium=rss Todays economy and uncertainy in the job market, demands that people have the right to work when work is presented.

]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:14:07 UTC 4528478 Julie Morrison [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4323539?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:26:23 UTC 4323539 Mr Sree v [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4255691?utm_medium=rss IM Indain work for a Indian Company MY H1b got expried and company had applied for extension .if i wont sign non competent they will screw my h1 visa .if i wont sign non Disclose agreement or non competent they will screw my career and appraisal or bonus .
if you see they are paying less salary compare to competent company we stick to this company boz of visa problem .

]]> Fri, 3 Oct 2008 03:22:14 UTC 4255691 Mr. Eric Fagerlund [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4238334?utm_medium=rss I agree with this petition.

]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:18:56 UTC 4238334 mr james card [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4116248?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Sep 2008 05:08:47 UTC 4116248 Eric Page [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4085468?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:42:25 UTC 4085468 Mr Jon Jacobik [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/4018746?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:56:27 UTC 4018746 Mr. Bryan Hebert [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3970276?utm_medium=rss Sat, 9 Aug 2008 09:56:16 UTC 3970276 David Wellman [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3906106?utm_medium=rss While we don't live in MA; my wife is employed by a company based there. She recently left Rockport Shoe Co (based in Canton) to go to work for Earth (based in Waltham) and Rockport decided to enforce the non compete. Whiel we feel strongly that we would win if we fought, it is time consuming and expensive. This is a punitive law that should not exist in this day and age.

]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:55:57 UTC 3906106 Anonymous [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3889198?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:04:17 UTC 3889198 Mr Kenneth Brevich [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3831997?utm_medium=rss Non compete contracts allow the employer to control the employee even after termination. Very unfair.

]]> Thu, 3 Jul 2008 01:40:04 UTC 3831997 James Mathiesen [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3784066?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:25:28 UTC 3784066 Biswajit Paul [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3718001?utm_medium=rss Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:02:56 UTC 3718001 Mr Richard Garcia [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3689015?utm_medium=rss Sat, 31 May 2008 10:13:19 UTC 3689015 Mr Anonymous [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3656365?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 May 2008 02:41:13 UTC 3656365 Patrick Wetherbee [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3634283?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 May 2008 09:39:47 UTC 3634283 Mr. John Gontarz [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3632866?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 May 2008 02:24:34 UTC 3632866 Stephen Natale [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3538188?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:28:09 UTC 3538188 John Cao [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3525388?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:40:43 UTC 3525388 mrs Anonymous [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3479745?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:38:40 UTC 3479745 Mr. Joseph Allen [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3472590?utm_medium=rss This is the most cost effective way to improve the economy of Massachusetts.

]]> Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:20:04 UTC 3472590 Glenn Ward [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3428509?utm_medium=rss One of these agreements is keeping me from moving on to a better job, lets get rid of them now.

]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:50:22 UTC 3428509 Mr Anonymous [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3404529?utm_medium=rss In my case my employer is witholding my due raise unless I sign a lop sided document.
This is not fair!

]]> Sat, 5 Apr 2008 04:18:15 UTC 3404529 Mr. James Parmelee [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3403053?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Apr 2008 06:55:36 UTC 3403053 MR Anonymous [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3394688?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Apr 2008 01:54:19 UTC 3394688 Yvette Lima [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3343608?utm_medium=rss Massachusetts should ban non-compete.It's not fair when someone as a career and they are being told to stop for 2 years.
I'm going through something similar by Hair Club.
hairclubsucks.com

]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:45:42 UTC 3343608 Michael Tremblay [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3214959?utm_medium=rss I am currently being told to quit my new job by my last employer. I have recieved a cease and desist order. I am a printer technician, I have been for 19 years. I'm not sure how they expect me to support my family.

]]> Sun, 9 Mar 2008 11:34:32 UTC 3214959 Mark DeAngelis [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3209438?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Mar 2008 11:55:51 UTC 3209438 Mrs Yvette Preira [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3183650?utm_medium=rss I was being sued by Hair Club for men, the Judge reduced the non compete from 2 years to 6 months.
Then there was an appeal, another judge reversed the first judgement. They even probably paid one client to sign an affidavit saying that I called her to sollicite her while I was supposed to follow the 6 month that the first judge gave me which was a huge lie and I can prove that I never made that phone call. So now I'm trying to find a way to fight this because I have three kids, 18,5,3. Thanks

]]> Wed, 5 Mar 2008 06:53:56 UTC 3183650 ms linda davis [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3130437?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:02:41 UTC 3130437 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3128864?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:56:18 UTC 3128864 mr Juan Padro [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3119011?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:30:43 UTC 3119011 Mr Anonymous [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3057027?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:02:47 UTC 3057027 MR JAMES MCKAY [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3054766?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:46:04 UTC 3054766 Mr. Robert Johnson [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/3012533?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:58:33 UTC 3012533 Mr Dylan Hunter [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2936878?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Feb 2008 06:27:45 UTC 2936878 Mr Gordon Richards [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2916432?utm_medium=rss Companies try to hold you to non competes even though your job/livelihood is threatened by threat of termination.

]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:02:56 UTC 2916432 Mr Eugene McNeil [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2847365?utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:38:37 UTC 2847365 Ms Jennifer Treadwell [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2792015?utm_medium=rss Tue, 8 Jan 2008 08:16:20 UTC 2792015 Kimberly Picanso [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2770963?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Jan 2008 09:29:23 UTC 2770963 Ms Mary Jane Martin [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2767575?utm_medium=rss I work as an esthetician in this state and wish not to be dictated to as to where I can work..thank you for your support

]]> Thu, 3 Jan 2008 09:58:13 UTC 2767575 ms brittney Best [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2767411?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Jan 2008 09:05:34 UTC 2767411 Mr A.E. Hassey [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2765625?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Jan 2008 02:22:14 UTC 2765625 Mrs Karen Hassey [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2765618?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Jan 2008 02:20:53 UTC 2765618 Mr Anonymous [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2764761?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Jan 2008 11:57:14 UTC 2764761 ms kathy pappas [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2763157?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Jan 2008 07:38:09 UTC 2763157 Anonymous [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2758892?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Jan 2008 06:41:56 UTC 2758892 Ms. Kelly Woodsum [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2756672?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Jan 2008 01:05:37 UTC 2756672 linda peterson [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2756095?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:14:28 UTC 2756095 Mrs Jennifer Boyan [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2755957?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Jan 2008 10:42:14 UTC 2755957 Mrs. Melissa Mello [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2755801?utm_medium=rss Has a hair stylist i feel that the non-compete agreement prevents me from making a living. I am not holding trade secrets or any confidential information,Yet i am not able to make a living any where near where i am currently employed. Please take consideration for hair stylists and other workers like us! Thank you!

]]> Wed, 2 Jan 2008 09:58:16 UTC 2755801 Mrs Sunny Byrne [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2752725?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Jan 2008 04:08:23 UTC 2752725 Anonymous [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2752614?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Jan 2008 03:34:15 UTC 2752614 Anonymous [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2751725?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Jan 2008 11:24:17 UTC 2751725 Dr Anonymous [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2684299?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:38:54 UTC 2684299 Michael Phillips [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2666005?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:19:45 UTC 2666005 Mr Trevor Western [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2663620?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Dec 2007 12:47:13 UTC 2663620 mr Bryan Mason [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2656911?utm_medium=rss I agree that non-compete clauses/agreements should be banned.

]]> Thu, 6 Dec 2007 11:49:12 UTC 2656911 James Mylett [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/2641905?utm_medium=rss Sat, 1 Dec 2007 06:39:31 UTC 2641905