The FTC Just Banned Non-Competes: Here's What It Means For You

[@Audiogeek-kf2ez]

Finally, people can move to different companies without getting sued

[@SgtJoeSmith]

If they know how to do the job cause no more training

[@iamalmostanonymous]

​@@SgtJoeSmithNoncompetes have been massively abused. They brought this on themselves.

[@user-ci2fd8vc2f]

Emancipation Proclamation

[@qjtvaddict]

Before they had to leave the country

[@hrvstmusic]

Now there’s gonna be more lawsuits around IP

[@AriWeismanchester]

Now if a company wants you not to compete they'll need to pay you to stay.

[@middleagebrotips3454]

Or pay you to stay home, then again a lot of times you rather work

[@SgtJoeSmith]

no they just wont train you. and if you cant do job day 1 you fired

[@dullyvampir83]

@@SgtJoeSmith Well good luck running a company that way.

[@jermainemyrn19]

Sounds like a retarded way to run a company. Time to lobby to make people more desperate so that it can work lol​@@SgtJoeSmith

[@iwiffitthitotonacc4673]

​@@SgtJoeSmithmindless fearmongering, you guys ain't even trying anymore

[@paulpease8254]

You can’t call it a free country and not let people change jobs.

[@theboringbiker]

The corporations thought America meant free as in gratis, not free as in libre

[@JacobPrater]

Nice​@@theboringbiker

[@acerimmer8338]

"Free market" but only for the corporations.

[@KRYMauL]

​@@theboringbiker It's free as in laissez-faire, which is an observation of something that could never work in practice.

[@doisenwadzinski6171]

Only if it's the top position in the company and only after they tank the company's assets and steals their pension or retirement.

[@paulnewman2778]

This is good. A non compete without compensation should be illegal

[@SgtJoeSmith]

you get compensation. you get paid while you train. now you wont get trained. you just get fired

[@maxsteel32]

​@@SgtJoeSmith Yeah that's sustainable for companies. Eventually they are going to have to train people.

[@Mypremiumacct]

​@SgtJoeSmith "you just get fired" 🤓👆 headass😂

[@SgtJoeSmith]

@@maxsteel32 do you really need trained on how to make a sandwich at subway? then you need to off yourself. no they will be like me. keep making money without you

[@RevShifty]

@@SgtJoeSmith Because that's totally how businesses work. And definitely how they try to continue constant growth.

[@ryanburchett8455]

It is absolutely anti-competitive behavior. It was already illegal. So happy to see this change.

[@rickb3650]

"It was already illegal" Yes it was and the way they slowly ignored and circumvented the laws is a great example of how they turned the US into a fascist labor camp over the last 50 - 60 years, using the same gradual normalization of what was once unthinkable.

[@trizedlyza]

Exactly, always knew it was illegal and nobody I knew cared unless they were doctors and that really hurt some communities. I can understand preventing some people with proprietary company knowledge from leaving for a year so that's surprising the FTC got this through.

[@sakarakit5835]

well, it's literally in the name...

[@kieranrollinson8750]

SO IF A COMPANY PAYS TO HAVE YOU TRAINED, AND THEN YOU IMMEDIATELY QUIT TO WORK AT A DIFFERENT COMPANY!!!!!!!!!! WHY THE HELL WOULD ANY COMPANY CONTINUE TO TRAIN PEOPLE INTERNALLY????????? INSTEAD IT WOULD BE BETTER TO ACTIVELY NOT PAY THOUSANDS, IF NOT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, JUST FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO IMMEDIATELY LEAVE!!!!!!!!!! OR SHOULD THE EMPLOYEE BE FORCED TO PAY THE COMPANY COMPENSATION FOR IMMEDIATELY LEAVING AFTER GETTING TRAINED??????? :D :D

[@trizedlyza]

I've seen people get their MBA (company sponsored years of college) and quickly jump ship for much better pay because the company policies restrict to the 1-3% yearly pool. I've also seen internal job jumps go from $68k to $125k because they get the new employee rate that way. Poor HR and "poor" CEO/board. Guess I don't have a point, just business costs suck sometimes and employees get stuck in old positions cost them money/lives too.

[@jonathonmoreno6765]

This FTC chair is crushing it

[@maxsteel32]

Probably the best part of Biden being president.

[@chow-chihuang4903]

Lina Khan is absolutely the best part of the Biden Administration. Pity there aren’t more people like her.

[@jeffrey7063]

Too bad the idiots want to crush the Biden administration

[@pebblepod30]

@@maxsteel32 Yeah, work issues are the only reason i think Biden is better than trump, but Biden is weak on mass illegal immigration.If Biden was better on illegal immigration, he would crush it.

[@SpeakerWiggin49]

​@@pebblepod30 What percent of the population is illegal immigrants? How many Americans would actually do the low-wage highly physical work immigrants do if they all suddenly went back to their country of birth?

[@TheAmphicyon]

CEOs leave all the time with golden parachutes to work for competitors. What we little people don't have the right to leave to a better competitor.

[@dragoonzen]

Simple, little people are not CEOs 🤣😂😅

[@TheAmphicyon]

@@dragoonzen Agree but capitalism is also for labor when looking for a better deal. Capitalism for all not some.

[@edward1937]

Rules for thee, not for me -Corporate America

[@skeezix8156]

Companies also look at severance packages as a way to avoid any possible legal action taken by the dismissed executive in the future. Regular employees generally won’t take or can’t afford such action

[@skyisreallyhigh3333]

@@dragoonzen Yeah, you aren't a CEO and never will be, so not sure why your laughing.

[@blasiankxng]

rip the all the tech companies that are about to lose their once trapped staff members 😂

[@birb7981]

💯

[@markh-vy1sl]

It is already illegal in California. For tech companies outside California, maybe.

[@texasgermancowgirl]

@@markh-vy1slthe thing is, that’s only for employees in California, if you have most of your workers in another state, that’s where it comes in which is most tech companies. I work for a large tech firm in Texas but HQ’d in Seattle

[@zarroth]

@@markh-vy1sl no one should live in CA at this point anyway. We;re gonna wall that state off eventually.

[@skeezix8156]

@@markh-vy1slcalifornia, Oregon and Hawaii. The Lipsitz & Starr study showed the ban in Oregon gave employees 2-3% raises which also implies those signing non-competes may have seen 14-21% raises. The ftc assumes the 3% will apply to the whole economy, it’s a linear extrapolation.

[@abelromero8967]

I got to meet her when she spoke at my college. I'm so proud we have someone this smart and with the right values heading the FTC

[@ayoCC]

A person with integrity, and a clear mind, who can see that with power, you can open up peoples imagination. It was hard to imagine a world where things wouldn't move towards ever increasing consolidation and monopolies. But that's a world of our own doing. The FTCs job is to prevent consolidation, but they've been suppressed.

[@matthewsays]

Non-compete agreements are anti-competitive. It's literally in the name. Keep it up, Lina!

[@gaiustacitus4242]

Non-compete agreements are like trade agreements between countries. They are necessary for market economies to function. America's economy would be cut in half (if not worse) were it not for intellectual property protections, for all of that knowledge would transfer to developing countries like China.

[@ihatehandles3]

they can be good, in mentally sane contries if a company wants the implement non-compete agreements they have keep paying their former workers their wage for the time they want them "non competing"...

[@UhYeahWhateverDude]

@@gaiustacitus4242. You are conflating non compete with non disclosure.

[@gaiustacitus4242]

@@UhYeahWhateverDude No, I am not. I am simply explaining the purpose behind noncompete agreements and an alternative method of accomplishing the same thing. The primary purpose of a noncompete is to prevent an employee from taking the intellectual property of an employer (which may be licensed from a third party that will sue the employer if it is disclosed) and using it for personal financial gain. A well-structured nondisclosure agreement can accomplish the same purpose. Where a typical NDA is one to two pages, my NDA is a comprehensive 7-page document (plus a signature page) that defines and identifies in clear and certain terms what material can and cannot be disclosed by an employee to any other party, and what parts of the agreement will survive any clause being determined to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction. I also establish the laws under which the agreement will be bound, and which courts have jurisdiction. I don't leave anything to chance and I'm very good at writing ironclad agreements.

[@404_BrainDidNotLoad]

@@gaiustacitus4242A non-compete isn’t meant to prevent intellectual property, that’s the job of non-disclosure agreements. It’s in the name, it forbids the disclosure of intellectual property. A non-compete is meant to stop workers from just jumping ship to a competitor and working against the original companies interest. If you sink a few thousand into an employees training and they become vital to production then it’ll be bad if they join up with the competitor across the street. Now, a non-compete can include details like a list of important clients that you can’t tell to competitors but intellectual property falls more closely to non-disclosure agreements.

[@dustn4838]

I just got a non compete thrown in my face demanding I quit my new job. Fuck those guys. I worked 3 years and finished my 2 weeks notice. Non-compete clauses only serve to shackle workers with lower wages. Today the workers won.

[@wonderwomanx1268]

Indeed F those guys. They’ll never sue because they know it’s expensive and not worth it.

[@gaiustacitus4242]

The former employer will next send notice to your new employer. You will either be fired, or the former employer will not only sue you but also your new employer. Your termination is the most likely outcome. I've seen it happen several times over the past 40+ years.

[@NeoCreo1]

@@gaiustacitus4242 They had better do so while they still can

[@Kelemor]

@@NeoCreo1120 days plus it will be challenged in the courts …which means a stay until the trial concludes so a year or two longer and then what the courts rules plus appeals….so i wont get excited because the stay will be put in place because you can’t go back in time and enforce prior ones non compete if the ftc is found not to have the power to do what they wanted.

[@O_Canada]

Hopefully you weren't dumb enough to tell them you're next employer

[@saimonldable]

There are non-competence clauses for even fast food jobs!!?. WTF.

[@RevShifty]

The entire idea is to benefit the employer as much as humanly possible. That's it. It doesn't make any more sense to have a NDA at a vet's office than it does a fast food restaurant, yet they clearly existed in both for years

[@Gameboob]

I think the non-competence clause is a separate much bigger issue 😂

[@adiuntesserande6893]

I've seen non-compete clauses for *lifeguards*.

[@demophys4883]

@@Gameboob I somehow doubt you're employee of the month there, guy.

[@prophetzarquon]

No seriously, "non-competence" clause must be what they make the corporate policy-makers sign. "Non-compete" clauses for the competent employees, pass-the-buck positions for the incompetent ones.

[@montecristo1845]

Companies always claim they support free-market competition until the power dynamic changes. Then they reveal their true beliefs by honestly praising monopolies.

[@dustn4838]

EXACTLY!!! They champion "free markets" until the workers are free!!! This is a free country. Work where YOU choose.

[@andrewseidl7590]

Yup they talk about free market, but if they fail they want a bailout. The system is such a joke. We need these changes.

[@larkohiya]

To take this idea further, laws like this only get passed when the biggest companies find their profit margins can't grow any other way so they spend more money on their politician back pockets to push this agenda.

[@theshadowofawizard]

They only want it until they feel like top dog

[@RichFlemingRealtor]

Non-compete for fast food workers and hair stylists? Just a way to limit people's work options and suppress wages.

[@DynaGirl2000]

You can add so many more hourly jobs to that list such as nail technicians and personal trainers/fitness instructors. The practice has been rampant and destructive to many people’s livelihoods.

[@edmandolin9310]

Will be interesting to see what happens. My guess is that we’ll see a lot of new businesses form as people leave their company to start a competing business. I assume many have wanted to start their own company but couldn’t because of non-competes. Hair stylists, vets, personal trainers, plumbers, even guys that take care of your yard can now start their own businesses. The irony is that generally, small business owners become republicans over time. Will be interesting to see what happens.

[@lostsauce0]

Yeah what the fuck I thought it was mostly tech workers

[@cacsoccer101]

The fact that the Chamber of Commerce is suing the FTC over this shows you whos allied with big corporations in suppressing wages.

[@balsalmalberto8086]

Humanity needs to be assimilated into a single hive mind in order to be functional. greedy bastards.

[@jshowao]

This has a deep place in my heart. I worked as an unarmed security guard/dispatcher making horrible wages ($8/hr) and I had to sign a non-compete. After getting a better paying job not even in the area of security, I was sent a legal letter threatening a lawsuit that I had violated the NC. For $8/hr people. *8 bucks an hour PART TIME* I kindly responded to that legal letter by telling them to eat s**t. I was told by the owner of the company that I was one of their best workers by the way.

[@sexygeek8996]

Did they sue you? In my past experience they rarely do.

[@jshowao]

@@sexygeek8996 Luckily they didnt, but I dont like living life gambling on a lawsuit. Getting a letter means someone was thinking about it and that isn't a good situation for someone living below the poverty line.

[@Lolatyou332]

@@sexygeek8996 Wtf they gonna sue him for? He was making 8$ an hour part time, a lawyer is going to be over a hundred dollars an hour just to use.

[@sexygeek8996]

@@Lolatyou332 That is the whole idea of non-competes. You are under the threat of a lawsuit if you quit then work for a competitor. It wouldn't be economical for the company in his case, which is why the threat is often just a bluff, but sometimes they will take the loss just to screw you over.

[@Cometcast12]

🤯

[@ca60453]

Companies do non compete clauses because they don't want to compete for higher salaries. That why most people leave is another company willing to pay more. They want people to stay off the market for 2 years so their skills become obsolete and destroy their careers. Thanks FTC. You freed lot of people.

[@ThePiemasteification]

Companies do non-compete so they don't spend months training an employee, showing them your secrets, who immediately moves to the competitor. See how that would be a problem?

[@ItsTheJahJah]

@@ThePiemasteificationhow’s that boot taste?

[@ca60453]

@@ThePiemasteification How is it fair for a company layoff an employee then tell them you can't apply another job for certain amount of years? Its basically financial strapping people. This is exactly what non compete clauses do. Non compete is all about preventing competition for higher wages. Trade secrets and company info that is what NDA for. Maybe businesses should actually read on NDA and implement to their business. Non compete clause overstep boundaries and its blocking freedom. You cannot call America a free country when you cannot move freely to another company without financial destruction. Crazy!

[@ca60453]

@@ThePiemasteification Companies take a risk. If you train and they get experience and they leave that is the free market. If you want them to stay offer more pay or they will go elsewhere. Non compete is all about control because you don't want to compete. That capitalism and we always here the BS free market but when the free market does not benefit them then they want take it away to control the market in their favor. What you don't know is non compete has caused financial hardship for many. People got laid off then they cannot apply for another job do similar work. And you support that? Get out of here with that!! You don't want people sharing any company info then do a NDA. Businesses can do NDA. Least NDA does not block people from moving to another company.

[@elCONQUEROR81]

@@ThePiemasteification You are absolutely right. There could still be new contracts to protect those secrets, which are usually processing. The bandwagon has spoken. This guy made up a whole definition without looking up on the very device he could have 😂😂😂 if you read those contracts … says it in there what they want to protect. Is it BS!!! 2 yrs!? Yes!!! Is it what the comment said!? Hell nah!!! I’m glad you spoke up. The group think is strong

[@lady_draguliana784]

Note that, in an economy where employers will refuse to give raises and promotions to workers 9/10 times, but will hire new workers at higher rates, the ONLY way for many folk to get a raise and stay in their field is to take a new job elsewhere. the Reward for Loyalty to a Corpo is ALWAYS more work for less pay

[@Ryan-wx1bi]

Yep, I had to change jobs and move multiple times. Finally found a company that gives me good raises and promotions when necessary

[@GabrielleTollerson]

exactly

[@MechAdv]

I’m a mechanical engineer, and I have NEVER seen an internal promotion to level 2/3/senior engineer from the previous level. I’ve seen senior engineers become managers when the previous manager got a better job, and I’ve seen interdepartmental transfers get promotions. However, I’ve never seen an engineer doing the same job at a satisfactory or excellent level day in day out, receive a promotion to the level that reflects his experience. I’ve had to change jobs every two years to get this advancement, each time picking up 20% pay increases, and it is exhausting. Luckily the next transfer will put me at a senior engineer level, and I’ll be done until I’m ready to move into management.

[@darrennew8211]

If you offer me a non-compete that's going to keep me from working, you better be signing a non-replacement agreement that says you won't hire anyone after I leave either.

[@lady_draguliana784]

@@darrennew8211 RIGHT! Actually, this is ANOTHER reason to support unions, as they can achieve a similar effect with the agreements they strike with employers that prohibit them from hiring non-union workers.

[@gfsquall]

Hell yeah! I ignored my non compete agreement started my own company a few years ago and roughly doubled my wages. If you are on the fence, go for it!

[@sexygeek8996]

That is what most people did at the companies where I worked. I don't know of a single case where they tried to enforce it.

[@NateHatch]

As someone who is self employed I had no idea this was going on. Good job Mrs. Khan, and man I can't believe this has even been allowed to happen in the first place.

[@hdthor]

I have a 24 month worldwide non-compete 😢. My employer emailed everyone to say they’ll enforce it despite the FTC ruling because they and their peers will fight the FTC ruling in court.

[@prophetzarquon]

I'm not seeing anything that helps people already under a non-compete; it looks like this will only apply to _new_ contact signings?

[@sharronhankins7722]

I hope they get what they deserve! If you want to keep your pockets full,that's fine! IM COMING AT YOU WITH THE FORCE OF GOKU IN SUPER SAIYAN MODE! YOU ARE GOING TO GET YOUR MONEY ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!​@@hdthor

[@renogunzddragon1900]

​@@hdthorstart your own business in those 2 years before you get to your specific job again.

[@URI443PHOENIX]

This is fantastic. When I was 18 years old I was locked into a non compete with a dog training company. When they terminated me, I went without work for over a year because of the non compete.

[@CatsandHotdogs]

Usually, when a company fires you, the non-compete agreement is voided. As it is part of the hiring contract, when they fire you they break the contract, so is the non-competition agreement.

[@TheShizzlemop]

@@CatsandHotdogs the employer probably just lied to them. wouldnt surprise me, they do it all the time.

[@ladyeowyn42]

@@CatsandHotdogsThat has not been the case in my noncompetes. The language says it applies regardless of how employment terminates.

[@skeezix8156]

Did you read the entire contract before you signed it. Just asking because most young people I’ve known who signed them didn’t read or understand it.

[@Jimraynor45]

Are you still working in dog training? How many companies are gonna bother to invest in an 18 year old? Ask yourself, without the non-compete, would you still have received the training, and where would you be today without it?

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

This was just codified in California and went into effect January. Corporations abuse contracts and EULAs, because they have lawyers and we don't. And the more "pro-business" (read: Republican) a regulatory body is, the less they'll do about it even as workers are locked into increasingly unfavorable positions. So kudos to the FTC for doing this, because non-competes effectively lock employees into a situation where they have to stay with the company or pursue a different career altogether. And that's not right.

[@prophetzarquon]

Does this new FTC policy only apply to _new_ contract signings, or will it also help people already under a non-compete?

[@MrThatGuyYouForgot]

That's probably the most fatal flaw with our government. The courts are not a level playing field and justice is not accessible to everyone. It's a fairly common practice to write illegal contracts knowing that just the threat of a lawsuit essentially serves as enforcement. There should be steep punitive damages for those practices but "tort reform" has made sure that's not possible. We need to reform the civil justice system to work for people more than it works for the wealthy and big business.

[@GameFuMaster]

you do realize that democrats being anti-business isn't any better, i.e. increasing retail theft (and democrat run cities doing nothing about it) causing businesses to close down. Not to mention the housing crisis in California and other places is a direct result of city planning (can't build apartment blocks in certain areas). Both parties suck, and cause different problems.

[@lightningwight4154]

If non-competes are banned, any contract you are currently under is now void and unenforceable

[@angelmujahid2233]

I’m pleased with how the FTC has been lately. She is a good Chair of that organization. I look forward to seeing more.

[@KhmerH20]

and she's only 35! hopefully she'll be around for a while. very inspirational. I'm proud to be an American.

[@AlexanderNewman-v1x]

This is good for American, period. No matter your political orientation. Lisa Khan continues to deliver.

[@balsalmalberto8086]

It's not good for the greedy money hoarding pricks, they'll find a way to spin this as bad for Americans.

[@laestrella9727]

Lina

[@BettyofOOO]

My girl looks worn out, she is up against some serious pressure from all sides. She is a national treasure, we must protect her at all costs. Rest up Lina!

[@texasgermancowgirl]

This is huge. My friend’s dad is a heart physician in a smaller area of Michigan. They’ve had budget cuts and put him on leave (there was no issues) he’s been lawyered up and he’s one amazing physician - but they won’t let him go to another hospital. They’ve even withheld his pay!

[@MileHile]

Thanks to President Biden and Chairwoman Khan, your friend's dad will have his (seemingly beloved) profession back (in >60 days, I believe) - on *his* terms- no lawyers needed.

[@MochiKokoro]

Wow, that's crazy. 😢

[@RonVandeil]

Biden having Lina Khan as FTC chair is one of the best things he's done. She's doing great work. No doubt this is good for the people and economy.

[@ciello___8307]

Amen. One of the many positive things about biden

[@cv5953]

Hadn't heard of her until her interview with Jon Stewart recently. Good stuff.

[@gryphon10]

LMAO

[@CaptainMisery86]

​@@ciello___8307 many?

[@Rain3x]

@@ciello___8307 You mean "one of the only positive things."

[@LordWaterBottle]

The fact that we even need this rule in the first place...

[@gordonmills2748]

I work in the tech sector, and there are restrictions upon what I can do with proprietary information, but if our competitor comes at me with a better offer I can take it and start working right away. There is no reason for a fast food worker or security guard to have a non-compete. What are you gonna to...give Taco Bell the McDonald's secret sauce recipe?

[@jshowao]

IP laws are different than non-compete laws in my opinion. No profession should have a non-compete period. If the business really needs your brain, they would pay you to stay

[@sexygeek8996]

The problem is that management and legal departments often don't know the difference between proprietary information and standard industry knowledge. I'll be looking for a big jackpot if I'm ever sued by someone who got it wrong.

[@vblic]

I think fast food restaurantsare worried that they will have a lot of turn around which will be a cost. In my opinion.

[@renanfelipedossantos5913]

​@@vblicNo, they're only concerned with keeping wages low. If you can't switch jobs, you have to put up with whatever you are earning currently.

[@willj1598]

When I was young I worked for a carpet cleaning company, and by that I mean I was the company. There was the boss, who was the franchise owner and a girl that answered the phone. Apparently I signed one when I hired on. After the third time he couldn't pay me, I was in the office late, putting everything up and harvesting the names of some of my best customers when I came across the agreement. I unilaterally cancelled the agreement via paper shredder before I left.

[@comment8767]

Shredding agreement was criminal theft of property.

[@AlexeiRamotar]

Wait in America security guards, fast food workers, nurses have non-compete clauses? That’s ludicrous. I always thought this clause were for people at the high end. This is madness.

[@deadcell1]

Yep, it's definitely collusion..

[@darrennew8211]

Not just the high end. People who can take your technology and recreate it at home and take your customers; like computer programmers. People like salesmen who quit and start their own company and then call up all your customers and solicit them. That's what it's *supposed* to be. Of course, if you can get away with it, it's great to be able to tell the burger flipper that they can't go work for the competition even if they're treated like shit.

[@Stuke51]

It’s about time. As a personal trainer, the place I worked at had grounds to fire me if I trained clients outside of the organization. Now they can’t stop me from doing business on my own time.

[@kevinstfort]

What company was that? I don’t know if any company that prohibits you from having private clients. They do prohibit you from training members outside of the gym.

[@jamtyful]

Unfortunately, they can still fire you for that reason as most states are still at-will. They just can't sue you for losses if you were to take additional clients or work for a competitor.

[@vblic]

Well why do think that is. Because you probably would end up with enough of their clients and leave. In my opinion.

[@NeoCreo1]

@@kevinstfort Very common in consulting/contractor firms. They don’t want you doing working on the side because it could let you become independent

[@thomasprislacjr.4063]

It's almost like companies, if they want to keep you from openly competing with them, should treat you well so you'd rather stay on their payroll...

[@vblic]

You can't treat am employee very well. But when it comes to pay that to some goes out the window. And if they request more money after getting an offer from another company. And you as the owner can't afford them, then what. Not saying a non compete should be used for every type of employment. But their is a thing called employee turn around which cost money. Especially for a very small business. In my opinion.

[@milberg4338]

@@vblicyou have actual brain rot

[@CindyG-NYC]

Chairwoman Khan stands up for working people.

[@harry76n]

Also stands up for terrorists, being one herself

[@doisenwadzinski6171]

I technically signed a non-compete, but if they wanted to sue me I'd counter sue for not paying me proper overtime. Non-compete agreements are a very dirty business practice that needs to be changed.

[@sexygeek8996]

It's always good to have dirt on them in case you need it for these situations.

[@theboringbiker]

Non-compete agreement is so anti-capitalistic, I'm surprised it stuck around for so long

[@ethxo6734]

Corporate welfare is alive and well

[@jshowao]

It is actually somewhat pro-capitalist because it locks in labor as a guaranteed resource for the business and prevents competition. Preventing competition and generating a monopoly is the penultimate goal of any corporation because that is when you generate the most profit. After all, where do you buy clothes if there's only one clothing store? Why do you think mergers and acquisitions happen all the time?

[@uberdan08]

​@@jshowaobecause the FTC doesn't do a good job blocking the mergers

[@jshowao]

@@uberdan08 What else is new

[@prrplex5594]

​@@jshowaoThis is a very neoliberal view of capitalism. Capitalism is not a turn key locked in system of rules and concrete philosophy. It can be regulated with consumer protections, minimum wages, anti trust laws, ect. It can even be supplemented with socialist solutions, like for utilities and infrastructure that increase market efficiency or public goods that wouldn't be profitable otherwise. To say monopolies are intrinsic to capitalism is to believe either capitalism shouldn't or can't be regulated and that is a very defeatist perspective.

[@wandervoltz]

Wow, I had no idea non-competes were prevalent in the blue-collar sector.....WTAF???? 😳

[@briananderson8428]

They are prevalent in fast-food, if you can believe it!

[@susansauceda9879]

I didn't know it, either.

[@BjornvirEldrusson]

LMT here. It's reeeeal common for massage therapists 😬 or... was haha! I was fortunate my first boss agreed to just terminate the contract early, but don't expect that from a chain

[@Chronix-]

Yea, im a Domino's driver, and i had to get an exemption because my other job was also in the restaurant industry. I had to wait for them to decide whether or not my other job was competitive with dominos.

[@briananderson8428]

@@Chronix- That is totally insane. But, the US has become an oligopoly, which means a second-world nation for the rest of us.

[@VelcroPoodle]

God, Lina Kahn is the brightest light out of the Biden admin.

[@Cometcast12]

A fantastic cabinet is the real show stopper. That’s why choosing carefully, the person who-will-choose the cabinet, is where our power lies and is utmost important

[@gaiustacitus4242]

If this is the "brightest light" to be found in the Biden Administration, then it speaks volumes about the incompetence of the remaining leadership.

[@Patos619]

Wrong. You believe the illusion. I had to unsubscribe for this dumb video

[@potatoman7407]

The quality of the production is insane, wonderful job whoever shot and edited this together. Props to the journalist here as well

[@drewmorrison]

I know a recruiter. A client just laid off an entire department. One of the people she placed in that department said the company was trying to hold the severance over their head by making them sign a noncompete. It’s like WTF you just fired me. This is how abusive some businesses have become. Most people have all their experience in an industry and that’s where they can get the best comp. If you can’t go to a competitor, what’s left?

[@joniskibo5910]

Thanks So MUCH... I Once Had to Work with a NON-Compeate 👍

[@Anthrofuturism]

As far as I'm concerned Khan is one of the greatest Americans of our time

[@leehayes4019]

Lina Khan fights for Americans. She is an absolute champion!

[@matiascamprubi-soms7719]

This is a huge win!!!

[@HKim0072]

The most pro-worker admin in my lifetime. Some businesses are going to be very very angry.

[@RevShifty]

As a general rule, the angrier corporate America is, the better off the American people are.

[@HKim0072]

@@RevShifty I'm a centrist. I always feel like there should be a middle ground. But I'll concede that it's swung way to the corporate advantage over the years.

[@reed6514]

​@@HKim0072a problem with "middle ground" is: in the middle of what/who? I'm okay with aiming for the middle between small business entrepreneurs and workers. I'm NOT okay finding the middle ground between big corporate and workers. Or I'm okay finding middle ground between police reformers and police abolitionists. But I'm not okay finding a middle ground between fascists and abolitionists. What I'm trying to get at is: just because something is in the middle doesn't mean it's reasonable. It's very common for far right authoritarian legislation to be proposed. Which pushes the "middle" much farther to the right. If you haven't seen videos about the "overton window", those will probably do a better job of expressing this than i can.

[@reed6514]

​@@HKim0072also, consider Jubilee's middle ground series. They have episodes where they pit queer people against folks who want to take away queer people's rights. That's an absurd concept for a "middle ground" bc the "middle" is still queer people losing out freedoms.

[@HKim0072]

@@reed6514 Middle ground: companies should be able to grow their profits AND workers should get reasonable pay. Costco is the example that comes to mind.

[@JeffreyQProductions]

Nurse Anesthetist here. This will be incredible for anesthesia practice for us.

[@vblic]

Why is that?

[@Jesse_Carl]

Great! Just hoping this doesn't go to the Supreme Court.

[@thomasprislacjr.4063]

Well, at the worst, it will give us even more political capital to spend on packing that court.

[@leperpens]

An email just got sent to 6 out of those 9 justices. It reads: Wht-tssh, wht-tssh.

[@stevenhenry5267]

It will

[@MileHile]

This new rule is well within the FTC's congressional mandate. SCOTUS could, and might try to overturn "Chevron deference" this term. If they do, Americans writ large will have SO many more issues (in most every federal agency) than this one rule change by the FTC.

[@Cometcast12]

Mitch McConnell stole Obama’s Supreme Court pick, and held it over his head for a long time until Trump got in… I still can’t believe we let the Republicans get away with that…

[@jasonschultz9570]

Non compete happened to me as a mortgage loan officer. Which is really bad because there are licensing requirements to maintain and I've had to start completely over.

[@kellicorkins5148]

My doc had a non-compete and left the practice and was told they can’t practice within a 20mile radius of the corporate locations. This meant all her patients would have to travel considerably farther to keep seeing her. She was hoping this rule would pass in her favor. 🎉 Healthcare industry is no longer about patients and their health but rather the mighty $$$. Thank you @linakhanftc ❤

[@vblic]

I'm pretty sure if you owned that business you probably would see their view. In my opinion.

[@KhmerH20]

@@vblic let the chip falls where it may. I'd imagine the doctor wouldn't leave if he/she is treated well. my two cents.

[@darrennew8211]

Keeping the patients at the corporate locations was kind of the point of the non-compete. That's how it should have been worded, not "no practicing close to us."

[@jonstapleton2340]

@@vblic Well. Sorry bro you might have to compensate employees now instead of making them sign some bullcrap that holds their livelihood hostage. live with it.

[@frequentlycynical642]

And they say slavery ended in 1865!

[@jessthnthree]

big for workers, consumers, and ultimately companies

[@LeftistUprising]

I love Lina. She's been one of the greatest blessings for the American Workers.

[@CesarAnton]

Dobby is free! 🎉

[@RoninX33]

Right!!

[@GamerbyDesign]

She is killing it! Bring down these tech giants next!

[@StoneAgeDudemanGaming]

Noncompetes only served to restrict the skilled labor pool for essential jobs and keep pay low as a consequence on no free competition in the local markets. This is a wild change to get through

[@josephatha2957]

I remember when my non compete contract expired after I moved across the country for a new job and I felt a sense of freedom when I didn’t have that anymore. This is a great thing for the American worker

[@TheOG-GG]

WOW! The FTC did something right for a change? WOW! This is fabulous! ^__^

[@MileHile]

Chairwoman Khan is not playing. She's got a solid list of corporate cleanup or breakup lawsuits ongoing, inc. Amazon.

[@User12347ejdj]

What did they do wrong? Normally they do stuff for the people.

[@Educatedunhousedperson]

This is what they normally do? What are you talking about?

[@NaSo0414]

Non compete agreements are just a way for corporations to own people for a low salary.

[@ThatWasThenThisIsNow-yn1eq]

Why anyone would abide by these illegal corporate schemes is beyond me. I signed non-compete clause many times and never once did I abide by it if a better offer came along.

[@Chrisharris2024]

It's extremely bad for doctors. Most doctors contracts are 2 year non competes after you leave the hospital. Even if you completely fulfill your contract it's still 2 years 25 mile radius around all clinics and hospitals owned by the employer. You either work for that company forev, r or you move to a different state. It's also stop doctors from opening up their own clinic, making healthcare even more scarce and expensive.

[@rslitman]

From the mid-1970s through the mid-1980, I worked as a computer programmer in the Washington area for companies that had Federal Government contracts. It was not uncommon for employees of these companies to use these contract positions as a springboard for Federal employment. In 1986, I moved to another large city. I took a computer programming job with a company that did contract work for private sector companies. I thought this would be a great way to learn about potential future employers and maybe get hired by one of them. But after I was already on board, I saw in the employee manual that I would not be allowed to work for any of my employer's clients for 6 months after leaving the company. Later, this was changed to 1 year, but I was covered by the old wording. I asked a supervisor I was friendly with if this applied even to employees who were laid off, and she was pretty sure that it did. I moved on and never got trapped by such a provision again. In fact, a few years later, another contracting company encouraged me to take a position with the client I was serving.

[@Josh-99]

This is good. I ignored the last non-compete agreement that was in place at a company that removed me from my position despite excellent performance. When they cited my non-compete when I returned to running my own small business, I told them they could try to sue me. I cited the legal precedent that would very likely result in me prevailing. They dropped the issue.

[@franimal86]

The FTC is putting in WORK!! I’m here for it

[@blendedplanet]

One thing many Americans do not understand is that competition is very effective to drive quality up and prices down. The problem is that competition is not nearly as prevalent as you might think when 90% of the brands in the grocery store are actually controlled by one multinational corporation. These companies try to win through legal means (lobbying ie bribery, ridiculous non-compete agreements as discussed here) INSTEAD of winning by fair competition.

[@Audiogeek-kf2ez]

This was the Wisconsin casino that started this, and it cost every one.

[@dalegg66]

Yeah, I signed on to one of these and wasn’t even aware. It was buried on a supplemental page of my contract. The impact is real. I was surprised when my employer didn’t mention anything about raises in a year that we had 8% inflation. I was prepared to move to a competitor who was going to substantially raise my income but then I was confronted with this…after some research I discovered Washington State already didn’t honor this in my case and when I fired back, my employer immediately gave me a raise. Yeah, there’s money on the table

[@i8dacookies890]

She's definitely the person most effectively making the US a better place today.

[@johnmonrow9981]

By killing US innovation?

[@fakapikopikomardito980]

she got both feet on these big monopolized companies. I LOVE IT

[@JB_Hobbies]

What’s actually crazy is that a huge amount of noncompetes are already not enforceable as written because they are overbroad, but most people stuck under these overbroad noncompetes can’t afford to hire a lawyer to fight them. So, they either comply with overly restrictive terms that a court would cut way down or they violate the non-compete and have to pay for a lawyer when they get sued. Even if they don’t get sued, they have to deal with the incredible stress of receiving demand letters and losing sleep over BS claims and letters to their new employer from their old employer’s lawyer saying that this new worker is violating a non-compete. It’s a huge mess, and I honestly wish they would go away for the vast majority of employees. Only a small category of employees actually have the power to do the kind of harm that noncompetes were designed for.

[@LizNeptune]

I work in the film/tv/media business and I have signed a number of these. I’m so happy for this!!!

[@NunyaBizness2.0]

THIS IS AMAZING NEWS FOR MY FAMILY! Thank you Thank you Thank you for finally doing something great that will have a massively positive impact on so many people’s lives. I just ran through the house and burst into my husband’s room, excited to share this development with him. He just sold his business and the contract has a 5 year non compete clause, I’ve been saying over and over and over “if only you didn’t have that damn non compete, we could open another business bc we did so well and made a great living while working together!” This is great news for the working person everywhere

[@BigDdreaming]

This is a huge victory for American workers

[@jiffyb333]

This is freaking incredible!

[@Concentrx]

Love Lina Khan! Best FTC chair in decades. ❤

[@Laewrence]

This great 👍🏻! If you are having problem getting approved for a business loan as an entrepreneur because of your poor credit, you might want to consider hiring a private loan attorney and also a credit expert, that knows the exact funding option that suit your business. My credit was very poor around 560 I never thought I would still be able to get approved for $400k business loan to finance my business project. So never give up and keep applying... your idea and business worth to get recognised. Stay Bless!!!

[@DidiAlonso]

I need $25k loan

[@andrewtroy509]

One thing for sure about Biden Admin, New entrepreneurs are empowered through this loan and grants programs..

[@darahudsonkay]

How do I get hold of someone to help me get approved ?

[@KelvinKingsman]

@@dr.katrinahunter7578 Is it easier to get a VA loan if you have disability rating?

[@dr.katrinahunter7578]

@@KelvinKingsman It depends how you got the disability. If you got it while in combat, and it was reported, then yes it will probably make getting a loan a bit easier. A disability from birth or one not from combat, it probably won't make a difference.

[@augustoliver2779]

Thank you. Please keep fighting for us. We need people like you in power. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@Bakbak321]

Would love to see you guys cover Forced Arbitration that's been going on lately

[@catatonicbug7522]

My doctor had to leave the area for a year to be able to practice at a different clinic. I was happy to see that he came back to the area, and I switched to his new clinic. It sucks that these clauses force people to uproot their lives just to find a better opportunity.

[@SixStringHarmonies]

It's amazing how "libertarians" can be okay with such a measure. Interesting how liberty, along with equity and dignity, all take a back seat to profit in their pockets. Faiz and Lina are two of my most favorite people. True patriots, in service to the PEOPLE.

[@kenlewis2253]

I’m liberal and am pro-NCA. They are essential for many types of businesses to grow. It isn’t blocking an employee, rather it is handing the keys to one’s bank and saying this key is only to be used for organizational purposes-not for your personal gain. If someone doesn’t like that, they have the freedom to not sign it. This is just the government interfering in my business, my life. When I’m told how to run my affairs, I’ll move my activities to a jurisdiction that doesn’t interfere with my business strategy.

[@darrennew8211]

@@kenlewis2253 Yeah. I've seen non-competes saying you can't take our technology and start your own company. I've seen non-competes saying you can't solicit our clients after you leave the company. I've seen non-competes saying you can't concurrently work for a competitor. This whole "you can't flip burgers for our competitor for a year after quitting us" is absurd.

[@ShadowLordxsx]

I can just see the the big corpos red faced and shaking their fists in the air, screaming "KHAAAAN!!!!!!" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@evans7771]

Now can the FTC tackle companies that buy patents just to prevent the competition from having the technology

[@LordSamuelJ]

I never took jobs that had a non compete clause. This should never have been legal in the first place. How people tollerated this is beyond me. People need to learn to stand up for themselves.

[@brentbeacham9691]

Just saw this flash across my news feed. WELL DONE! So proud of Biden’s administration 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Need to Thank the Daily Show for the interview and bringing this issue attention.

[@MileHile]

More Perfect Union deserves their own props. The Daily Show is more humor, w/a side of business. BOTH are indispensable.

[@jack6539]

Australian here. Mobility of labour is just as important as mobility of capital. These clauses were always anticompetitive and anti capitalist. The fact it has taken this long to remediate is an even bigger question which needs to be addressed.

[@vincentorlando6767]

Non-compete's are needed for only key employee roles, to prevent key employees from stealing customers, product secrets, employees, etc as part of their new compensation package with new firm. A business invests in products, services, training employees and should benefit from the investments, share with employees, etc.. Non-competes are abused by some employers to be used to keep wages down, which should not be allowed. These would be the non-key employees.

[@TheAmphicyon]

Capitalism works both ways. Incentivize your employees not to leave.

[@vincentorlando6767]

@@TheAmphicyon I agree

[@lordblazer]

umm non-disclosure agreements cover the things you literally just listed as to why you believe non-competes are good..

[@PhilosopherWR]

@lordblazer they didn't say non-competes are good. They said they are only needed for key roles. If an employee doesn't have a patent that would revolutionize an industry, or anything like that, then they are saying it's bad. In fact, they used the word 'abused'. Calling such contracts an abuse is not saying they're good.

[@ohmygosh6176]

I absolutely love this. I'm going to save this video for all the future generations to see. This day America truly became free.

[@KhmerH20]

I recently told my wife I've been struggling lately as an American. I can't seem to find something that I can be proud of as an American. I really needed this to go on.

[@Henry-r9f3q]

Non compete clause should only be used in cases where intellectual property is stolen

[@vblic]

Before it's stolen or after ?

[@Henry-r9f3q]

@@vblic after then you get the rewards of what they generated from your intellectual property. Before would be part of a non compete in this instance. We should be formal considering a competitor could just hire someone to work for you and steal your work.

[@O_Canada]

That's what an IP law is for

[@LoveForBluebirds]

GO LINA KHAN! I am a staunch Republican but support this move!

[@bwilson948]

I have had this hidden clauses destroy years worth of education just because company went into every state after employment.

[@consciouscrypto3090]

That's interesting, because years ago an attorney friend told me that when it comes to court cases, a non-compete agreement isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Judges never side with the company to prevent a person from working in their profession. After I was told that I completely ignored those agreements and it never came back on me. But good to see that sheep now also get to live freely when it comes to what work they will do and where.

[@patrici509]

I've turned down jobs that had these non-competes. Because all they do is to keep the billionaires feet on our necks. These companies can provide insufficient medical insurance and zero pay raises to employees. The executives can work anywhere they want. It's just the rest of us that has to stay in our place. Or we'll get fired. The non-competes don't stop working if we are laid off or fired or downsized or outsourced. They are so intrusive. Enough so, we will be afraid to leave their employ. Anyone in congress who wants these agreements should be voted out of office.

[@mlebaron1]

This is huge and opens up options for SO many workers, from hourly service workers, blu collar workers, and especially white collar workers!

[@Sas-ym4gg]

Massive W!

[@Anthrofuturism]

This is how we destroy the corporate monopolies.

[@Bailouts4Billionaires]

Biden has worked hard to actively lose my vote, but installing Lina Khan in her position has been an unvarnished win in every regard. This is amazing and should be much bigger news. 🎉

[@HKim0072]

umm, you are pro-worker and going to vote for Trump?

[@supergamergrill7734]

Wow, and what is it that he is doing to lose your vote. Because he is amazing at everything he is doing

[@miwiarts]

​@@HKim0072You don't have to vote for Trump to not vote for Biden. Even an empty ballot is a valid vote.

[@SketchyHippopotamus]

@@supergamergrill7734 let me guess. You’re a Zionist

[@miwiarts]

​@@supergamergrill7734Not everyone supports the US' support of Israel's actions in Palestine.

[@Popopopopopopipopipipip]

This is a great movement and a great channel

[@bradenhazle4378]

Make Lina Khan a celebrity instead of Musk or other CEOs.

[@MileHile]

She doesn't need the spotlight showing off her work. They tech bros do.

[@ryanyoder7573]

You must not know much about what Musk is doing or his goals to uplift all of humanity

[@Sonario648]

@@ryanyoder7573 Also Musk: *actively destroying Twitter in every way possible*

[@willj1598]

The chamber of commerce says they don't have the authority? The thing is literally called a non-compete agreement. I am fine with them for highly compensated employees that may have access to proprietary information or have executive control. There is no reason to have them for ordinary employees, other than to keep them captive. It doesn't just keep wages low, it lets them control every aspect of the employees life.

[@MyReviews_karkan]

Oh man, this is amazing. My wife worked for a salon then quit after a year, because the owner was an absolute piece of garbage, and we received so many papers in the mail from his lawyer threatening us with a lawsuit if she ever worked at another similar job with 15 miles radius or opened her own business. It was disgusting. She didn't want anything to do with that profession at all, but the dude was freaking out. I hate capitalism

[@darrennew8211]

The only non-competes I've ever seen were of the form "you can't solicit the customers the company is already serving." Saying "you can't do your job at all" was illegal in everywhere I've ever worked.

[@WritingArcadia]

Three cheers for the FTC. Workers are now free to work. There will now be more competition, more innovation, and more ways for workers to make money.