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David Cicilline: “For those of us who consider these no-poach agreements to be a substantial violation of law but also a very powerful…”

On the recordOctober 28, 2019
For those of us who consider these no-poach agreements to be a substantial violation of law but also a very powerful force in keeping workers in place and stagnating their wages, the promise to be rigorous in their enforcement and not in 3 years have brought a single criminal case, frankly, rings hollow.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline criticizes the lack of criminal prosecutions for no-poach agreements.

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