State AGs Taking on "No Poach" Agreements

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and his staff have secured agreements with eight fast food chains to stop using “no poach” or “no hire” agreements. No-poach clauses prevent workers from switching jobs within the same chain, limiting workers’ ability to advance and depressing their wages and bargaining power.

In addition, in July, ten state attorneys general and D.C. initiated a separate inquiry into a number of fast food companies for this same practice. Since then, three additional states have joined that multi-state effort.