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Federal Trade Commission Non-Compete Clause Rule (NPRM)

Posted by the Federal Trade Commission on Jan 9, 2023

This will upset the Applecart. Read this proposed change they are looking at for comment on. I have had a few of these in my life, but ethically I am always for the current employer being successful. But I can see where the level of politics is so heavy in the marketplace, that the relationship could become very strained, and the situation with current employer goes sour. I was a contractor for PayPal at their start many years ago. Because of their politics in the workplace, I wouldn’t work for them now. If I did, I would quit because they changed their product brand against certain Americans to something unacceptable to me.

What Are Non-Compete Clauses?

A non-compete clause is a contractual term between an employer and a worker that prevents the worker from seeking or accepting employment with a person, or operating a business, after the conclusion of the worker’s employment with the employer. A typical non-compete clause blocks the worker from working for a competing employer, or starting a competing business, within a certain geographic area and period of time after their employment ends. A non-compete clause may be part of th worker’s employment contract or may be contained in a standalone contract. Employers and workers may enter into non-compete clauses at the start of, during, or at the end of a worker’s employment.
If a worker violates a non-compete clause, the employer may sue the worker for breach of contract. An employer may be able to obtain a preliminary injunction ordering the worker, for the duration of the lawsuit, to stop the conduct that allegedly violates the non-compete clause. If the employer wins the lawsuit, the employer may be able to obtain a permanent injunction ordering the worker to stop the conduct that violates the noncompete clause; a payment of monetary damages from the worker; or both. Where workers are subject to arbitration clauses, the employer may seek to enforce the noncompete clause through arbitration….

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For info got to their link on PDF https://downloads.regulations.gov/FTC-2023-0007-0001/content.pdf

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