#Noncompete
polycule with noncompete clause
February 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Noncompete clauses reduce workers' earnings.

Noncompete clauses also provide no measurable protection against trade-secrets being leaked beyond standard NDAs.
July 22, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Pete Hegseth has also promised that if confirmed he will stop sexually assaulting women. At Fox News where he works this is called a noncompete agreement
December 5, 2024 at 3:08 AM
BREAKING: The Biden administration's ban on noncompete clauses has been upheld in court, per MorePerfectUnion.

As of now, virtually all noncompete agreements with bosses will be banned and voided beginning September 4.
July 23, 2024 at 8:29 PM
WORKER WIN: Equinox and AllCare will pay over $117,000 and reform their labor practices after requiring their employees in DC to sign unlawful noncompete clauses.

Noncompete clauses drive down wages, trap workers, and stifle competition.

We will continue to enforce DC's noncompete ban.
May 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
To jump on this point, here are places that have implemented some of these radical ideas:
City-owned groceries: Erie, Kansas
Free buses: Akron, Ohio
Ban on noncompete agreements: North Dakota
Exactly! Mamdani's most "radical" proposals — free buses, government grocery stores, higher taxes on the wealthy, a huge increase in affordable housing — really aren't that radical.

The centrist meltdown has to be about something else.
on Mamdani's city-run groceries idea, "laboratories of democracy" are one of the great U.S. strengths - even if you don't think it's likely to work, it's really interesting to see it tested. Maybe it'll be really successful! Maybe it'll fail for reasons we don't expect!
June 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Good context for the noncompete ban.
It is important to note that the context for this decision is not the techbruh who signed a NC.

It's the person who works at a Wendy's franchise who signed a noncompete during onboarding and now can't get a job at McDonald's.

www.nytimes.com/2021/09/29/o...
April 23, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson recently signed a law that makes noncompete agreements illegal statewide.
New Washington law bans noncompete agreements
www.seattletimes.com
March 28, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The Biden-Harris admin banned noncompete clauses.

A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.

The Biden-Harris admin changed OT pay rules to include more workers.

A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.

The Biden-Harris admin capped credit card late fees.

Guess what happened next...
December 18, 2024 at 1:37 AM
That would have been enough, but then, 1998, they even ruled that a noncompete clause from out of state could not be enforced against a former employee who moved into the state to take a job that would otherwise fall into the noncompete.
August 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The FTC is banning noncompete clauses across industries, for employees as well as freelance workers.

www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Noncompete Clauses, Which Hurt Workers and Harm Competition
The Federal Trade Commission
www.ftc.gov
July 21, 2024 at 12:34 PM
The Biden-Harris admin capped credit card late fees.

A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.

The Biden-Harris admin banned noncompete clauses.

A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.

The Biden-Harris admin changed OT pay rules to include more workers.

Guess what happened next?
November 24, 2024 at 6:00 PM
How every new federal rule making will go from now on.

*FTC BAN ON WORKER NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS DELAYED BY JUDGE
July 3, 2024 at 8:56 PM
The new rule makes it illegal for employers to include the agreements in employment contracts and requires companies with active noncompete agreements to inform workers that they are void.
FTC bans noncompete agreements for workers
The rule makes it illegal to include the agreements in employment contracts and requires firms with active noncompete agreements to inform workers they are void.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 23, 2024 at 7:45 PM
A federal judge ruled the FTC can’t enforce its near-total ban on noncompete agreements because the agency lacks the authority to enact the rule
FTC Ban on Worker Noncompete Deals Blocked by Federal Judge
A federal judge ruled the US Federal Trade Commission can’t enforce its near-total ban on noncompete agreements because the agency lacked the authority to enact the rule.
news.bloomberglaw.com
August 20, 2024 at 10:11 PM
never forget
February 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Washington state is about to ban noncompete agreements.

The state's House and Senate have both signed the bill, and it's headed to the governor's desk.

Washington would join a short list of states that prohibit almost all noncompetes.
March 10, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I was proud to push the Biden administration to enact a national ban on noncompetes from the FTC. After Trump reversed this policy, it’s great to see Washington state stepping up banning noncompete agreements.

This is a huge win for workers.
New Washington law bans noncompete agreements
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson recently signed a law that makes noncompete agreements illegal statewide.
www.seattletimes.com
March 31, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The FTC has voted in favor of adopting a historic ban on noncompete agreements

The agency has said that the agreements, in which workers are forbidden from seeking a job with a competing business for a certain period of time, lead to an “unfair method of competition” and violate federal law
The FTC Just Banned Noncompete Agreements And It's A Huge Deal
Commissioners approved the historic regulation on the grounds that noncompetes stifle competition for workers. A legal challenge is all but certain.
www.huffpost.com
April 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM
On top of this, Trump has:

-Prevented the NLRB from operating
-Reversed Biden's minimum wage hike for federal contractors
-Gutted OSHA
-Rolled back dozens of workplace health & safety regulations
-Dropped the FTC’s support for a noncompete ban

The “pro-worker" president.
NEW: This year, Trump ended collective bargaining rights for 1 million federal workers — ending union protections for 1 in 14 unionized workers in the U.S.

No, Trump hasn’t helped workers. He’s helped bosses exploit them. Lawrence S. Wittner in @inequality.org:
Donald Trump, Union Buster
Trump's second term in office has been an all-out assault on organized labor.
inequality.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Sounds like the nationwide injunctions on noncompete agreements, student debt relief, the COVID vaccine mandate, and much more are all lifted now? Or wait is this only that nationwide injunctions aren't allowable for Republican policies?
June 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
RIP, noncompete rule
November 9, 2024 at 6:21 PM
August 22, 2026 at 8:22 PM
so did Platinum basically cost us a year of Okami Sequel development because of Kamiya's noncompete agreement
December 13, 2024 at 10:03 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM