By restricting people’s freedom to choose where they work or start a business, companies and governments limit the free flow of ideas and innovation.

On March 15, 2025, the Fifth Circuit granted the FTC’s motion for a 120-day stay of the agency’s appeal of the district court ...

In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule that would effectively ban the majority of noncompete agreements in employer contracts. The rule has since been challenged in lawsuits.

A proposed ban on non-compete agreements by the Federal Trade Commission was outlawed last year, but employers and employees ...

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New Wyoming law voids most non-compete agreements. Law includes restrictions on certain training and expense repayment agreements, and includes special rules for physicians. On March 19 ...

Noncompete agreements block workers from leaving for a similar job within the same area for a certain period of time. Indiana lawmakers banned noncompete agreements for primary care physicians two ...

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The Labor government plans to ban non-compete agreements for employees on less than A$175,000 per year if it's reelected.

The federal government is planning to ban non-compete clauses for employees ... He notes that, from an employee’s point of view, having a non-compete agreement where the employer has no ...