Noncompete clauses can affect entire families, not just individuals. When I was in high school, my father was bound by a harsh noncompete clause that prevented

Noncompete clauses can affect entire families, not just individuals. When I was in high school, my father was bound by a harsh noncompete clause that prevented him from working within 70 miles of his former employer. To allow my brother and me to graduate from the same school district we grew up in, he chose not to move. As a result, he faced long commutes to and from work, which reduced his involvement in our after-school activities and daily lives until the noncompete terms expired.