#FTC settles with 3 companies that used #NonCompeteAgreements

“The FTC estimates that banning noncompetes nationwide would raise workers' wages by $250 to $300 billion a year.” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/noncompete-agreement-feds-sue-3-companies-that-prevented-employees-from-leaving-for-competitors/

Company threatened to fine low-wage workers $100,000 if they left for a competitor, feds say

Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on coercive employment agreements that keep workers bound to their jobs.

CBS News