{"id":285528,"date":"2025-06-10T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/noncompete-agreements-banned-nationwide-by-new-ftc-rule-the-mckinney-law-firm-p-c\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:00:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:00:36","slug":"noncompete-agreements-banned-nationwide-by-new-ftc-rule-the-mckinney-law-firm-p-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=285528","title":{"rendered":"Noncompete Agreements Banned Nationwide by New FTC Rule \u2014 The McKinney Law Firm, P.C."},"content":{"rendered":"


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Today, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule<\/a> to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation.<\/p>\n

\u201cNoncompete clauses keep wages low, suppress new ideas, and rob the American economy of dynamism, including from the more than 8,500 new startups that would be created a year once noncompetes are banned,\u201d said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan. \u201cThe FTC\u2019s final rule to ban noncompetes will ensure Americans have the freedom to pursue a new job, start a new business, or bring a new idea to market.\u201d<\/p>\n

The FTC estimates that the final rule banning noncompetes will lead to new business formation growing by 2.7% per year, resulting in more than 8,500 additional new businesses created each year. The final rule is expected to result in higher earnings for workers, with estimated earnings increasing for the average worker by an additional $524 per year, and it is expected to lower health care costs by up to $194 billion over the next decade. In addition, the final rule is expected to help drive innovation, leading to an estimated average increase of 17,000 to 29,000 more patents each year for the next 10 years under the final rule.<\/p>\n

Noncompetes are a widespread and often exploitative practice imposing contractual conditions that prevent workers from taking a new job or starting a new business. Noncompetes often force workers to either stay in a job they want to leave or bear other significant harms and costs, such as being forced to switch to a lower-paying field, being forced to relocate, being forced to leave the workforce altogether, or being forced to defend against expensive litigation. An estimated 30 million workers\u2014nearly one in five Americans\u2014are subject to a noncompete.<\/p>\n

Under the FTC\u2019s new rule, existing noncompetes for the vast majority of workers will no longer be enforceable after the rule\u2019s effective date.\u00a0Existing noncompetes for senior executives – who represent less than 0.75% of workers – can remain in force under the FTC\u2019s final rule, but employers are banned from entering into or attempting to enforce any new noncompetes, even if they involve senior executives.\u00a0Employers will be required to provide notice to workers other than senior executives who are bound by an existing noncompete that they will not be enforcing any noncompetes against them.<\/p>\n

In January 2023, the FTC issued a\u00a0proposed rule<\/a> which was subject to a 90-day public comment period. The FTC received more than 26,000 comments on the proposed rule, with over 25,000 comments in support of the FTC\u2019s proposed ban on noncompetes. The comments informed the FTC\u2019s final rulemaking process, with the FTC carefully reviewing each comment and making changes to the proposed rule in response to the public\u2019s feedback.<\/p>\n

In the final rule, the Commission has determined that it is an unfair method of competition, and therefore a violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act, for employers to enter into noncompetes with workers and to enforce certain noncompetes.<\/p>\n

The Commission found that noncompetes tend to negatively affect competitive conditions in labor markets by inhibiting efficient matching between workers and employers. The Commission also found that noncompetes tend to negatively affect competitive conditions in product and service markets, inhibiting new business formation and innovation. There is also evidence that noncompetes lead to increased market concentration and higher prices for consumers.<\/p>\n

Alternatives to Noncompetes<\/h2>\n

The Commission found that employers have several alternatives to noncompetes that still enable firms to protect their investments without having to enforce a noncompete.<\/p>\n

Trade secret laws and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) both provide employers with well-established means to protect proprietary and other sensitive information. Researchers estimate that over 95% of workers with a noncompete already have an NDA.<\/p>\n

The Commission also finds that instead of using noncompetes to lock in workers, employers that wish to retain employees can compete on the merits for the worker\u2019s labor services by improving wages and working conditions.<\/p>\n

Changes from the NPRM<\/h2>\n

Under the final rule, existing noncompetes for senior executives can remain in force. Employers, however, are prohibited from entering into or enforcing new noncompetes with senior executives. The final rule defines senior executives as workers earning more than $151,164 annually and who are in policy-making positions.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the Commission has eliminated a provision in the proposed rule that would have required employers to legally modify existing noncompetes by formally rescinding them. That change will help to streamline compliance.<\/p>\n

Instead, under the final rule, employers will simply have to provide notice to workers bound to an existing noncompete that the noncompete agreement will not be enforced against them in the future. To aid employers\u2019 compliance with this requirement, the Commission has included model language<\/a> in the final rule that employers can use to communicate to workers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Commission vote to approve the issuance of the final rule was 3-2 with Commissioners Melissa Holyoak and Andrew N. Ferguson voting no. Commissioners\u2019 written statements will follow at a later date.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0final rule will become effective 120 days after publication in the Federal Register.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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