{"id":13628,"date":"2023-01-12T13:46:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T13:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/?post_type=news&amp;p=13628"},"modified":"2023-01-12T13:46:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T13:46:39","slug":"federal-trade-commission-proposes-rule-to-ban-non-compete-agreements-for-employees","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/news\/federal-trade-commission-proposes-rule-to-ban-non-compete-agreements-for-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Trade Commission Proposes Rule to Ban Non-Compete Agreements for Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Advocacy News &#8211; Jan. 12, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Jan. 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that would ban non-compete clauses, preventing employers from entering into non-compete clauses and requiring employers to rescind existing non-compete clauses.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Michigan Chamber will be expressing its opposition to the FTC\u2019s efforts. We believe there are serious questions about whether the FTC has statutory authority to promulgate the rule and overturn well-established state laws which have long governed their use. Non-competes, when appropriately used, are an important tool in fostering innovation and preserving competition.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW234916099 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234916099 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/btlaw.com\/en\/insights\/alerts\/2023\/federal-trade-commission-proposes-rule-to-ban-non-compete-agreements-for-employees?utm_source=vuture&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=oneplace%20-%20alert%20-%20labor%20and%20employment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full analysis<\/a> of the proposal from our partners at Barnes &amp; Thornburg.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW234916099 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advocacy News &#8211; Jan. 12, 2023 On Jan. 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that would ban non-compete clauses, preventing employers from entering into non-compete clauses and requiring employers to rescind existing non-compete clauses.\u00a0\u00a0 The Michigan Chamber will be expressing its opposition to the FTC\u2019s efforts. We believe there are serious [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13628"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13628\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}