Wisconsin judge blocks hospital workers from starting new jobs with better pay

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Wisconsin judge blocks hospital workers from starting new jobs with better pay

The uncertainty is the latest development in a battle over health care employees

www.salon.com

When 7 Wisconsin hospital workers quit to work at another hospital for better pay & work/life balance, the 1st hospital didn't try to match the 2nd hospital's offer. It instead got a judge to issue a temporary order blocking the workers from leaving.

 

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Did I miss the reason for the order? The only possible thing I could think of barring someone in an at-will state from starting another job would be a non-compete clause, but that wasn't mentioned here. This is wild.