UnCommon Law

2. A Hair Stylist and Salon's Legal Battle: A Noncompete Case Study


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This week on Uncommon Law: the second episode in our podcast series about the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed nationwide ban on noncompete agreements. We’ll look at one Minnesota hair salon and see how noncompete agreements often play out in the real world. What happens when employees leave the hair salon and try to strike out on their own?

Guests:

  • Heidi Hautala, a hair stylist in Minnesota 
  • Evan Starr, professor at University of Maryland
  • Emily Olson, a hair stylist in Minnesota
  • Kylee Simonson, owner of Simonson's Salon & Spa
  • Chris Penwell, attorney at Siegel Brill

  • The case discussed in this episode is Simonson's Salon and Spa vs. Heidi Hautala, Docket No. 27-CV-15-5647 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Apr 03, 2015)


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    Host/Producer: Matthew S. Schwartz

    Editor/Executive Producer: Josh Block

    Cover Art: Jonathan Hurtarte

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