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.

  • @unreasonabro
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    728 months ago

    Well holy shit, when did they grow teeth? … and balls?

    • @ShunkW
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      588 months ago

      Don’t worry. The supreme Court will find a reason that their existence is unconstitutional soon

      • @Sterile_Technique
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        218 months ago

        that their existence is unconstitutional soon

        The new rule, or teeth and balls?

        • @ShunkW
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          118 months ago

          The entire existence of the FTC lol.

          • Schadrach
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            08 months ago

            I mean they haven’t just dismantled entire agencies yet. The closest they’ve done is lean on a pretty basic idea - the rule making power those agencies have is power that belongs to Congress and is narrowly delegated to the agencies by Congress.

            This means that such agencies cannot make rules that contradict legislation passed by Congress and can only make rules within the span of things delegated to them and no further (because Congress only delegated the power that Congress actually delegated and nothing more, even if it is related or feels like it should fall under their remit based on the name of the agency). Hence why the FCC can place controls on the content of radio or broadcast TV but has no say over the content of cable TV or streaming services - their power over the former is tied to their control and licensing of the use of the airwaves as a public commons (which they were delegated pretty broad authority over) which simply doesn’t apply to cable or streaming.

        • @FrowingFostek
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          18 months ago

          Pshhh how else would Clarence scrape Harland’s balls?

    • @ripcord
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      68 months ago

      Even something positive always needs to be a backhanded compliment on lemmy

      • @hangonasecond
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        08 months ago

        I’m sure the regulator isn’t going to be offended.