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Biden Moves To Restrict Non-Compete Agreements, Saying They're Bad For Workers

In an executive order aimed at promoting competition, President Biden is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to ban or limit non-compete agreements that affect tens of millions of workers.
President Biden wants the Federal Trade Commission to curtail the use of non-compete agreements as part of a larger push to promote competition in the U.S. economy.

President Biden is making good on a campaign promise to curtail non-compete agreements.

As part of a sweeping executive order, Biden is asking the Federal Trade Commission to ban or limit such agreements, which restrict where you can work after leaving a job.

The move is part of to promote competition and remove barriers that stymie economic growth. The White House argues that non-competes drive down

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