How an FTC policy change could have a major impact on American workforce

ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze reports on the debate raging over a proposed Federal Trade Commission policy that would ban non-compete clauses in contracts.

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[ronaldcole]

Noncompete's are not only not capitalism, but unconstitutional as well.

[jordanalexander]

The corporate lobbyists saying that it’s unlawful should raise their employees wages and not work them half to death if they “want to retain workers”.

[kimreiling]

That should be illegal people should be able to work where they want

[thomasdequincey]

Banning "non-compete clauses" sounds like a good idea to me.

[nk]

The 13th amendment supposedly ended slavery and involuntary servitude. Frankly, non competes are violation of the 13th amendment and an attempt by businesses to re-institute involuntary servitude (i.e. slavery).

[ZOIZENWRITER]

Capitalism greed do dirty and then want employees back? 😂🤣😅

[hakuuna_matata]

I can definitely see problems on both sides. Imagine you start making a product and make a business to sell it. And you train your employees on secrets that puts your product over others on market. Now your employees can blackmail you by saying they will get a job at a competing company and sell your secrets unless you do/ pay this amount..

At the same time if its not a secret you can’t hold your employees accountable for getting a job at a competitor…

So there needs to a rule on whats a company secret and whats not.

[loricook]

It would help alot of people ! ! 🤔🤔😎😎 . . .

[dave]

Yeah, that's why they're called contracts. The workers are CONTRACTED. When they breach their contract, they have to pay.