LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Federal Trade Commission has abandoned the historic prohibition on noncompete agreements it proposed just a year and a half ago, the result of President Donald Trump’s change in leadership at the antitrust regulator. The agency said Friday that it was voluntarily dropping its appeals in court cases where employers had challenged the legality of the noncompete ban finalized under former President Joe Biden. The commission said Friday it had voted 3-1 in favor of abandoning the noncompete rule, with Slaughter, now the lone Democrat, dissenting. Trump's shakeup at the FTC paved the way for the noncompete rule to be killed. AdvertisementPolling by Ipsos last year showed that a majority of Americans backed a ban on noncompete agreements, though less than a third said they were familiar with the FTC’s rule.

Source: Huffington Post September 06, 2025 21:02 UTC