Why a ban on non-competes will make recruitment easier

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In April, the Federal Trade Commission banned employers from initiating non-compete contracts. Now, employers are left to contemplate what their recruiting and retention strategies need to look like without them. 

Under the new FTC rule, employers will be prohibited from entering into new non-compete agreements with workers, including independent contractors, starting in Aug. 2024. As for employees who are currently bound to non-competes, the new ruling also calls for employers to rescind existing agreements, with the exception of senior executives. 

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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