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(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's ban on "noncompete" agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts said, as some courts have grown ...
Data from 2018 indicates that non-compete clauses cover 18 percent of American labor force participants. [2] A 2023 petition to the FTC to ban non-compete agreements estimated that about 30 million workers (about 20% of all U.S. workers) were subject to a noncompete clause. [3]
A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday barred a US Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would ban employers from requiring their workers to sign non-compete agreements. The ban ...
‘Regardless of what happens with the rule … everybody’s talking about it.’
[1] [2] However, many non-compete clauses apply to low-wage workers or individuals who do not possess transferable trade secrets. [2] The extent to which non-compete clauses are legally allowed and enforced varies under different jurisdictions. Some localities and states ban non-compete clauses or highly restrict their applicability.
The Iowa ban prohibits businesses requiring proof of vaccination from receiving state grants and contracts. [150] There have also been bills enacted or introduced to prohibit employers from enforcing vaccine mandates, and prohibiting vaccine mandates that apply to students. [156]
FTC's noncompete ban could reshape the US workplace. Alexis Keenan. April 28, 2024 at 10:00 AM ... James Witz, co-chair of Littler’s unfair competition and trade secrets practice group, ...
The IDPH recommended that, for the next three weeks, all Illinois residents avoid leaving their homes for non-essential activities. [165] They also recommended that businesses allow employees to work from home and limit all non-essential gatherings. [166] Illinois Regions 5, 7, and 8 restrictions were increased to Tier 2.