The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own.

  • PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world
    31·
    8 months ago

    Even if unenforceable, they likely had a huge chilling effect. Most people understandably prefer not risking going to court, even if they’re in the right.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      2·
      8 months ago

      Right, I can’t afford to take a corp to court, even if I would win.

      I can’t afford to have my new employer balk at hiring me if they don’t want to risk defending themselves, even if it doesn’t happen often