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Slaughter dissents on US FTC's withdrawal of defense of noncompete rule

( September 5, 2025, 21:43 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Kelly Slaughter dissented on the agency's dismissal of its appeals in court cases that challenged a nationwide ban on noncompete clauses in employee contracts. "Today, sadly, the FTC’s Republican majority decided to throw in the towel. In place of a rule to protect nearly all American workers from abusive noncompetes, the majority offers a one-off settlement and a request for information (as though the record of tens of thousands of comments does not exist)," Slaughter said in a statement. "I dissent, and strongly object, to the dismissal of the appeals and acceding to the decision of the Northern District of Texas. The most important problem here is the substance — the duly promulgated rule, and the millions of American workers and businesses it protects, deserve vigorous defense in court." See dissenting statement. ...

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