The Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Non-Compete Ban and the Staffing Industry
By Bill Josey, Editor, Staffing Legal News - 11 Jan 2023
Background
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission published a proposed regulation flatly banning all employee noncompete agreements, defined as any agreement that expressly or functionally “prevents the worker from seeking or accepting employment with a person, or
Another Tempnapping in Progress
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Non-compete case provides insights into Big Law recruiting.
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