> Colorado employers have expressed frustration with the new law, said Carrie Hoffman, a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP in Dallas. “Nobody likes being told wh

> Colorado employers have expressed frustration with the new law, said Carrie Hoffman, a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP in Dallas. “Nobody likes being told when they’re about to hire someone” that that person does not make enough to be eligible for a noncompete, she said. Pay up or shut up. It's that fucking simple, and these abusive employers should not only be grateful that these clauses haven't been outlawed outright (as they should be), but also grateful that there's an earnings cap at all, let alone one that's low enough to exclude large swaths of the professional workforce.