FTC bans most noncompete agreements between employers and workers
by NPR
NPR— The Federal Trade Commission has voted to ban employment agreements that typically prevent workers from leaving their companies for competitors, or starting competing businesses of their own.
Washington Post—FTC bans noncompete agreements for workers - The Washington Post. The rule makes it illegal to include the agreements in employment contracts and requires firms with active noncompete agreements to inform workers they are void.
Newsweek—What the FTC's Ban on Noncompete Agreements Means for 30 Million Workers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted to ban employers from requiring workers to sign noncompete agreements, while blocking the enforcement of most existing clauses.The FTC announced a new rule banning noncompete clauses nationally on Tuesday, maintaining in a press release that the move would protect "the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs" and "promote competition" by "fostering new business formation."An estimated 30 million workers—or about 18 percent of the U.S....
Breitbart—FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements for Employers, Chamber of Commerce Sues to Block It. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has banned almost all noncompete employment agreements that prohibit workers from switching to competing businesses or starting one of their own.