The US FTC proposes a rule that would prohibit employers from having their employees sign any form of noncompete agreements

Passmore, Jordan; Shin, Sung

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4 Jan 2023

The US FTC proposes a rule that would prohibit employers from having their employees sign any form of noncompete agreements

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US FTC, FTC Cracks Down on Companies That Impose Harmful Noncompete Restrictions on Thousands of Workers, Press release, 4 January 2023

The FTC proposed a rule that departs from decades of legal precedent and ignores procompetitive justifications by looking to ban noncompetes in almost every situation. On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would prohibit employers from having their employees sign any form of noncompete agreements. The proposed rule would apply to all independent contractors and any paid or unpaid employees.

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Jordan Passmore
Clifford Chance (Washington)

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Sung Shin
Clifford Chance (Washington)

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Jordan Passmore, Sung Shin, The US FTC proposes a rule that would prohibit employers from having their employees sign any form of noncompete agreements, 4 January 2023, e-Competitions January 2023 - II, Art. N° 110562

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