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Judge stops FTC from enforcing ban on non-compete agreements


For a brief moment, it appeared employees would no longer be locked into jobs with arbitrary, non-compete contracts. But a recent court decision has workers back in non-compete jail.

Essentially, Brown ruled that the federal agency lacked the statutory authority to enact such a sweeping ban and violated the US Administrative Procedures Act. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and FTC have the experts to nail the specifics; Congress doesn’t — and neither does your state legislature. While the FTC contemplates its next steps, businesses and employees remain in a state of limbo regarding the fate of non-compete agreements.

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