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noncompetes
Posted inLaw and Justice
Plaintiff Trying to Reverse Noncompete Ban Is Trump’s Tax Adviser
G. Brint Ryan has advised Trump on tax policy. His company is dedicated to ‘liberating our clients from the burden of being overtaxed.’
Posted inWorking in America
FTC to Finalize Noncompete Rule Today
The fight now shifts to the courts, where the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will likely try to strip the agency of its rulemaking authority.
Posted inWorking in America
Federal Agencies Can Disable Employer Debt TRAPs
Advocacy groups offer a road map for how agencies can use existing authority to ban contracts that force workers to pay employers if they leave their job.
Posted inWorking in America
Business Groups’ Reflexive Anti-Worker Demagogy
In New York, the business lobby resorts to apocalyptic ads to stop a ban on noncompete provisions.
Posted inTAP
How to Reform Labor Law Without Exactly Reforming Labor Law
Today on TAP: Federal agencies and Democratic states are enhancing worker rights despite congressional inaction.
Posted inWorking in America
NLRB Complaint Calls a Noncompete Agreement an Unfair Labor Practice
The complaint against an Ohio spa follows General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s memo seeking these kinds of cases.
Posted inWorking in America
Unions Pursue Monopsony Case Against Pennsylvania Hospital Network
The case against UPMC could serve as a model for labor-related antitrust enforcement.
Posted inWorking in America
How Secret ‘Bondage Fees’ Trap Contracted Workers in Low-Wage Jobs
Though the Federal Trade Commission is proposing to ban noncompete agreements, other kinds of restrictive covenants perform a very similar function.
Posted inWorking in America
FTC Forum Shows the Oppression of Noncompete Agreements
From the top to the bottom of the wage scale, these contract clauses are abusive and predatory.
