https://www.gamesradar.com/games/game-devs-rejoice-as-ftc-approves-ban-on-non-compete-clauses-there-are-going-to-be-so-many-new-indie-games-from-aaa-devs/
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/game-devs-rejoice-as-ftc-approves-ban-on-non-compete-clauses-there-are-going-to-be-so-many-new-indie-games-from-aaa-devs/
Apparently one of the System Shock remake's later delays happened because some of the devs working on it were moonlighting while working at another studio. Then that studio got bought by Epic which introduced non-compete clauses and the devs had to quit working on the remake