Six months ago, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule that would ban employers from requiring employees to agree to non-compete clauses in their contracts, while making any existing agreements void. But is this proposal more or less a pipe dream?
The FTC held a public forum through April 19 where any concerned parties could share their criticisms or support for the non-compete ban — 27,000 comments later, it was clear the FTC would have to put the brakes on their proposal, postponing the final vote to April 2024.
