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Posted inWorking in America
Texan Takes On Corporate Abuse as Trump’s FTC Abandons Workers
Ric Davidson’s motion to defend the federal ban on noncompete clauses would force the FTC to undertake a formal process to roll it back, not just quietly suffocate it in the dead of night.
Posted inWorking in America
Trump Lets Bosses Grab $400 Billion in Worker Pay
By refusing to defend a ban on noncompete agreements in court, the Federal Trade Commission enables employers to suppress wages.
Posted inWorking in America
States Take the Lead on Banning Noncompete Agreements
The FTC will probably stop defending its proposed worker protection on July 10. But action in both red and blue states is heating up.
Posted inWorking in America
After Building Service Workers Mobilize, FTC Stops Secret No-Hire Agreements
A key tool that enables contractors to trap building services personnel in low-wage work has been upended by a bipartisan majority at the Federal Trade Commission.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Small-Business Regulators Highlight Protection From Predation
Contrary to the discussion at the presidential level, small businesses are seeking access to credit and a level playing field for their enterprises.
Posted inTAP
A Distinctly Biden Doctrine: Corporate Concentration Violates Worker Rights
Today on TAP: His disparate government agencies have come together to make this case.
Posted inWorking in America
Minnesota Workers Strike Down Shady Provision That Restricts Their Freedom of Employment
The state banned so-called ‘restrictive covenants’ that make contracted labor agreements harder to break.
Posted inWorking in America
Woodsman, Fell That Tree!
A court rejects the claim of a tree-cutting company that an FTC ban on noncompetes violates its right to keep its former employees from going out on their own.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Judge Hearing Noncompete Cases Holds Stock in Companies That Use Noncompetes
Judge J. Campbell Barker’s stock portfolio is a spreadsheet full of conflicts of interest.