CIC 1-22-15

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examples from non-compete testimony last round.
excluding sports team. examples of hair dressers and camp counselors

non-competes: loyalty of large corporations to their employees has declined. Non competes don't go away if you're fired.
"reduction in force" - leads to divide between innovators and contractors and employees.
Creative Circle & Placement agencies that are billing people as 1099s not W2s
Different degrees of competition.
Fair employment alliance - do not enforce non-competes against other companies in the circle.

Hanscomb base closing

H1Bs - want more but don't trust big corporations. Protection against flooding the market.

Connecting student start-ups to foreign investors interested interested in moving here through foreign investor program.

What authority would innovation czar have?

Position innovation in existing massachusetts companies. contractors working with mbta ; MA doesn't understand software. how innovation will help within existing responsibilities. state doesn't own data or purchased technology.

funding to modernize libraries. expand resources. find a community model that pushes out internet access to people in their homes. what to do with old cell phones?

Access to healthcare information. Europe has smart cards.