The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to ban non-compete agreements after more than a year of debate. Now that the ruling has been made, what’s next for employers — and the millions of employees who suddenly have a lot more professional freedom?
“[This is] something that many employees have been asking for,” says Christy Pruitt-Haynes, who serves on the leadership and performance faculty at NeuroLeadership Institute. “With a few minor exceptions, unless this is challenged, employees will be able to leave an organization and go work for anyone they want to. Non-competes have been challenged a number of times, and this ban solidifies the fact that they really restrict employees’ abilities to move and give organizations an unfair advantage.”
