The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own.

  • @rockSlayer
    127•2 months ago

    18% of all working people in the US are under non-competes. This is a huge deal.

      • @[email protected]
        32•2 months ago

        Yeah, even hotel housekeepers sign papers saying they cannot quit and go to work for competitors these days.

        • @jaybone
          8•2 months ago

          In California none of this shit is enforceable anyway.

        • Flying Squid
          2•2 months ago

          How recent is this? I’m asking because about 10 years ago, I worked for a local TV station owned by a massive media company and not only did I not sign a non-compete, I left them for a better paying job at the other local TV station owned by a different massive media company and they didn’t make me sign one either.

          Both jobs were utter shit, by the way. I’m not defending them or the shitty stations or the shitty companies. I’m just surprised.

          • @[email protected]
            3•2 months ago

            Idk I was making a metaphorical analogy, I’m neither a housekeeper nor a housekeeping data analyst.

    • @AngryCommieKender
      7•2 months ago

      I’ve had places try to make me sign a non-compete agreement as a chef. I straight up told them that their agreement wasn’t even useful as toilet paper. Signed anyway, and worked for them for a few months, then moved on to a better paying job.