Biden Administration Sued Over ‘Blatant Power Grab’ by Banning Worker Noncompete Agreements by Tom Ozimek – US Politics News

The Biden administration faces multiple lawsuits—including from the nation’s biggest business lobby—over a new federal ban on the vast majority of worker noncompete agreements that the groups allege harms the economy and sets a dangerous precedent for government overreach.
The lawsuits come in response to a 3–2 vote by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on April 23 to adopt a near-total ban on noncompetes, which are agreements signed by employees that prevent them from joining rivals or launching competing businesses.
“This decision sets a dangerous precedent for government micromanagement of business and can harm employers, workers, and our economy,” said Suzanne Clark, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which filed its lawsuit on April 23 in a Texas court, seeking to strike down the FTC’s near-total ban on noncompetes….