FAQs About the FTC Final Rule Banning Worker Noncompete Agreements
This week, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") voted 3-2 along party lines to finalize a rule that bans noncompete clauses in employment agreements as a per seillegal "unfair method of competition" ("UMC") under Section 5 of the FTC Act. The Chamber of Commerce and others already have filed lawsuits seeking to invalidate the rule, and those lawsuits could result in a stay of the rule as the cases proceed. In this White Paper, we summarize the ban and provide guidance for businesses about how to react to the uncertainty that the FTC's recent actions have created.
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