jack the nonabrasiveHey! US folks! Those noncompete clauses you signed? Just banned.
Celebrate!
Go work for a competitor. Go found your own competition.
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-announces-rule-banning-noncompetes
RedPandaLiz@karabaic so say I work at a chain, and I learned that I can't have a second job at another chain because they are a "competitor" and my first job will fire me, is this going to protect me from being fired if I do that or is that something different? I'm pretty ignorant to this kinds of stuff 
Collin Kreklow@RedCyberPandaz @karabaic No, it does not apply to concurrent employment.
@cjkreklow @RedCyberPandaz If you know a labor lawyer, I might ask them. Don't rely on legal advice from Mastodon. If your employment allows other jobs, I'm not sure how excluding competitors could be carved out in that instance, particularly if you're not in a strategic position.
The purpose of this rule was to prevent cases where low-level employees were being unfairly subjected to these terms, particularly fast food workers.
@karabaic @RedCyberPandaz While I don’t disagree that it’s always good to get an expert opinion on your own situation, it’s also not terribly hard to look at the plain language of what’s being regulated. The rule defines the subject clauses as those applicable “after the conclusion of the employment”.
@cjkreklow @karabaic yeah well I'm autistic and put my knowledge into computers and technology so when I read things like that in "legal speak" it seems like a line of word spaghetti with nothing pointing to what it actually means. I'm sure its not hard for you to understand it but to me it makes no sense, probably the same way a hex editor and a DLL injector and a real time ram editor would make no sense to you.
@RedCyberPandaz @karabaic Absolutely understand, I have spent way too much time parsing regulatory language. I was only trying to provide the context for my interpretation in response to the other commenter, but it read a bit more terse than I intended.
@cjkreklow @karabaic its okay, tone and expressions are hard to convey over text on the internet and its really easy to interpret what's being expressed incorrectly. I appreciate you clearing that up.
@RedCyberPandaz @cjkreklow As I said, don't rely on Mastodon randos, even ones who claim to have regulatory experience, for personal legal advice. Consult a professional.
@cjkreklow @RedCyberPandaz Also unclear if a part-time, nonstrategic employee could even be subject to this kind of constraint at all. That's why I say chatting up a labor lawyer is a good idea. They're good folks, generally, and I have gotten short questions of this sort answered for the price of a drink
@karabaic @cjkreklow I appreciate you clearing that up for me. I struggle understanding what anyone says when it comes to legal things.