Microsoft curbing use of non-competes and dropping non-disclosure clauses in settlement agreements

Microsoft’s big changes to workplace policies and practices: The company announced a series of reforms this week in response to employee sentiment and legislative mandates, including:

• Eliminating non-competition clauses in its U.S. employment agreements.

• Eliminating non-disclosure clauses in settlement and separation agreements with U.S. workers that would prevent them from disclosing allegations of misconduct.

• Publicly disclosing salary ranges in job posts in the U.S. starting in January 2023. 

Microsoft also said it will commission and publish findings from a third-party civil rights audit. Read our full story here.

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