Fast-Food Worker Contracts With ‘No-Hire’ Rules Targeted by 11 States | Eater
"A large franchise that requires new hires to sign franchise agreements containing “no-hire”/“no-poach” clauses preventing employees from working at more than one location of the chain at a time, which limits workers’ ability to cobble together paychecks, seek promotions, or negotiate higher wages. The company’s executive compensation and revenue figures (its CEO earned $5.3 million last year and the company reported more than $860 million in 2017) stand in sharp contrast to most frontline staff, who earn minimum wage and rarely receive benefits. These practices—often unknown to workers—are part of a wider pattern now being probed by multiple state attorneys general and the DOJ as a factor keeping wages stagnant." - Daniela Galarza
