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US FTC invites other enforcers to chart new path on noncompete enforcement

By Chris May ( October 13, 2025, 21:33 GMT | Comment) -- A nationwide ban on noncompete agreements previously pursued by the US Federal Trade Commission is dead, but the Trump administration wants other government antitrust lawyers and the private bar to start bringing novel cases as the FTC attempts to protect workers from illegal restraints on their mobility. Existing legal tools for tackling anticompetitive conduct in labor markets and obstacles to scaled up enforcement could make that pitch a tough sell, however.A nationwide ban on noncompete agreements previously pursued by the US Federal Trade Commission is dead, but the Trump administration wants other government antitrust lawyers and the private bar to start bringing novel cases as the FTC attempts to protect workers from illegal restraints on their mobility....

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