State lawmakers are again considering a ban on most noncompete agreements in Connecticut.
The contracts prevent workers from leaving a job and taking confidential trade secrets to a competitor, but critics say some companies are using them to trap employees in lower wage jobs like restaurant work and hair styling.
One Fairfield County pest control worker named Dylan spent $30,000---his entire yearly salary---fighting a five-year noncompete with his old boss.
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