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Federal judge upholds FTC ban on noncompete agreements

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Headline is not accurate. Good for the ban still, but this was preliminary stuff and there are going to be conflicting rulings on this almost certainly. The rule is very broad, affecting senior execs etc.

My instinct is a somewhat narrower scope ban might have had a better chance of surviving? 80% of bans are totally overbroad and silly (affecting folks not earning > $150K). > $150 - $200K some kind of provisions (ie, up to 3 or 6 months gardening leave max) would be in line with some international approaches. This time is still paid for by the employer, and is due even if employee quits.

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Some more: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41052375

yes !!! My only concern is that trump administration will try to reverse the decision.

The only thing he could do is make an executive order which would be overthrown the second it was challenged in court. He's not going to do squat.

You should have more concerns than that - there is a good chance that this will get blocked by the Supreme Court given some of their other recent jurisprudence around regulatory authority.

Where have you seen that Trump wants to do that? The current Republican Party is more pro-labor than it’s been in a while.

>Where have you seen that Trump wants to do that? The current Republican Party is more pro-labor than it’s been in a while.

You mean the legalized child labor in the rust belt ? I keep hearing kids dying in meat packing plants ...

I’m a little surprised a libertarian group is bringing this lawsuit. Doesn’t really match my understanding of libertarian principles.

It would appear they use the title is a bit misleading:

> Pacific Legal Foundation is primarily funded by donations from individuals, foundations, associations, and small businesses. Except for court-awarded attorney fees for case victories, the organization receives no government funding. The foundation is generally described as supporting libertarian or conservative causes. [1]

It strikes me that they are guns for hire for anyone who thinks the Government is overreaching. I would think a true libertarian would be supportive with having non-competes removed.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Legal_Foundation

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