Stewart Schwab is the Jonathan and Ruby Zhu Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. Stewart was the reporter on the Uniform Restrictive Employment Agreement Act.
Similar to noncompete clauses in employment contracts, training repayment agreements, which require employees to pay back their employers for firm-sponsored training if they quit early, can impede worker mobility and reduce competition in labor markets. The authors document the pervasiveness and characteristics of these provisions and suggest directions for future research.