Attorney generals of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Covenants not to CompleteRose Williams, the plaintiff’s attorney representing attorney generals of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and other states, moved to dismiss the noncompete clauses in the fast-food industry. Against Duncan James, the defense attorney for Arby’s, a leading fast-food restaurant, argues that the noncompete clauses should remain. The noncompete clauses state that employees cannot work for other restaurants within the same chain as their previous employers.On behalf of the plaintiffs, I stand to support the notion that the noncompete clauses should be abolished. These clauses limit employees from seeking new and better jobs within their specialty and are forced to remain in jobs they would instead have left. All these clauses are holding people back, decreasing opportunity, and driving down wages and benefits (Lipsitz