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Trump-Biden split on US noncompete enforcement offers deterrence test

By Chris May ( January 31, 2026, 00:37 GMT | Comment) -- US Federal Trade Commission antitrust enforcers across the Biden and Trump administrations agree that employers’ pervasive use of unlawful restrictions on labor mobility are causing harm to workers, competition and consumers across the nation’s economy. But the second Trump administration’s divergence from the approach taken by the FTC under former Chair Lina Khan offers an opportunity to put to the test diverging law enforcement philosophies about the most effective methods for deterring widespread and unlawful business practices.US Federal Trade Commission antitrust enforcers across the Biden and Trump administrations agree that employers’ pervasive use of unlawful restrictions on labor mobility are causing harm to workers, competition and consumers across the nation’s economy....

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