The FTC Just Banned Non-Competes: Here's What It Means For You 

You can’t call it a free country and not let people change jobs.

Now if a company wants you not to compete they'll need to pay you to stay.

Finally, people can move to different companies without getting sued

This FTC chair is crushing it

This is good. A non compete without compensation should be illegal

rip the all the tech companies that are about to lose their once trapped staff members 😂

It is absolutely anti-competitive behavior. It was already illegal. So happy to see this change.

CEOs leave all the time with golden parachutes to work for competitors. What we little people don't have the right to leave to a better competitor.

The fact that the Chamber of Commerce is suing the FTC over this shows you whos allied with big corporations in suppressing wages.

There are non-competence clauses for even fast food jobs!!?. WTF.

Non-compete agreements are anti-competitive. It's literally in the name. Keep it up, Lina!

Companies always claim they support free-market competition until the power dynamic changes. Then they reveal their true beliefs by honestly praising monopolies.

I just got a non compete thrown in my face demanding I quit my new job. Fuck those guys. I worked 3 years and finished my 2 weeks notice. Non-compete clauses only serve to shackle workers with lower wages. Today the workers won.

I got to meet her when she spoke at my college. I'm so proud we have someone this smart and with the right values heading the FTC

Non-compete for fast food workers and hair stylists? Just a way to limit people's work options and suppress wages.

Note that, in an economy where employers will refuse to give raises and promotions to workers 9/10 times, but will hire new workers at higher rates, the ONLY way for many folk to get a raise and stay in their field is to take a new job elsewhere. the Reward for Loyalty to a Corpo is ALWAYS more work for less pay

This has a deep place in my heart. I worked as an unarmed security guard/dispatcher making horrible wages ($8/hr) and I had to sign a non-compete. After getting a better paying job not even in the area of security, I was sent a legal letter threatening a lawsuit that I had violated the NC. For $8/hr people. *8 bucks an hour PART TIME* I kindly responded to that legal letter by telling them to eat s**t. I was told by the owner of the company that I was one of their best workers by the way.

This is huge. My friend’s dad is a heart physician in a smaller area of Michigan. They’ve had budget cuts and put him on leave (there was no issues) he’s been lawyered up and he’s one amazing physician - but they won’t let him go to another hospital. They’ve even withheld his pay!

Companies do non compete clauses because they don't want to compete for higher salaries. That why most people leave is another company willing to pay more. They want people to stay off the market for 2 years so their skills become obsolete and destroy their careers. Thanks FTC. You freed lot of people.

Hell yeah! I ignored my non compete agreement started my own company a few years ago and roughly doubled my wages. If you are on the fence, go for it!

I work in the tech sector, and there are restrictions upon what I can do with proprietary information, but if our competitor comes at me with a better offer I can take it and start working right away. There is no reason for a fast food worker or security guard to have a non-compete. What are you gonna to...give Taco Bell the McDonald's secret sauce recipe?

Biden having Lina Khan as FTC chair is one of the best things he's done. She's doing great work. No doubt this is good for the people and economy.

As someone who is self employed I had no idea this was going on. Good job Mrs. Khan, and man I can't believe this has even been allowed to happen in the first place.

This is fantastic. When I was 18 years old I was locked into a non compete with a dog training company. When they terminated me, I went without work for over a year because of the non compete.

This is good for American, period. No matter your political orientation. Lisa Khan continues to deliver.

Non compete happened to me as a mortgage loan officer. Which is really bad because there are licensing requirements to maintain and I've had to start completely over.

The fact that we even need this rule in the first place...

This was just codified in California and went into effect January. Corporations abuse contracts and EULAs, because they have lawyers and we don't. And the more "pro-business" (read: Republican) a regulatory body is, the less they'll do about it even as workers are locked into increasingly unfavorable positions. So kudos to the FTC for doing this, because non-competes effectively lock employees into a situation where they have to stay with the company or pursue a different career altogether. And that's not right.

It’s about time. As a personal trainer, the place I worked at had grounds to fire me if I trained clients outside of the organization. Now they can’t stop me from doing business on my own time.

Non-compete agreement is so anti-capitalistic, I'm surprised it stuck around for so long

Wow, I had no idea non-competes were prevalent in the blue-collar sector.....WTAF???? 😳

I know a recruiter. A client just laid off an entire department. One of the people she placed in that department said the company was trying to hold the severance over their head by making them sign a noncompete. It’s like WTF you just fired me. This is how abusive some businesses have become. Most people have all their experience in an industry and that’s where they can get the best comp. If you can’t go to a competitor, what’s left?

Wait in America security guards, fast food workers, nurses have non-compete clauses? That’s ludicrous. I always thought this clause were for people at the high end. This is madness.

I technically signed a non-compete, but if they wanted to sue me I'd counter sue for not paying me proper overtime. Non-compete agreements are a very dirty business practice that needs to be changed.

It's almost like companies, if they want to keep you from openly competing with them, should treat you well so you'd rather stay on their payroll...

I’m pleased with how the FTC has been lately. She is a good Chair of that organization. I look forward to seeing more.

When I was young I worked for a carpet cleaning company, and by that I mean I was the company. There was the boss, who was the franchise owner and a girl that answered the phone. Apparently I signed one when I hired on. After the third time he couldn't pay me, I was in the office late, putting everything up and harvesting the names of some of my best customers when I came across the agreement. I unilaterally cancelled the agreement via paper shredder before I left.

My doc had a non-compete and left the practice and was told they can’t practice within a 20mile radius of the corporate locations. This meant all her patients would have to travel considerably farther to keep seeing her. She was hoping this rule would pass in her favor. 🎉 Healthcare industry is no longer about patients and their health but rather the mighty $$$. Thank you @linakhanftc ❤

What’s actually crazy is that a huge amount of noncompetes are already not enforceable as written because they are overbroad, but most people stuck under these overbroad noncompetes can’t afford to hire a lawyer to fight them. So, they either comply with overly restrictive terms that a court would cut way down or they violate the non-compete and have to pay for a lawyer when they get sued. Even if they don’t get sued, they have to deal with the incredible stress of receiving demand letters and losing sleep over BS claims and letters to their new employer from their old employer’s lawyer saying that this new worker is violating a non-compete. It’s a huge mess, and I honestly wish they would go away for the vast majority of employees. Only a small category of employees actually have the power to do the kind of harm that noncompetes were designed for.

Noncompetes only served to restrict the skilled labor pool for essential jobs and keep pay low as a consequence on no free competition in the local markets. This is a wild change to get through

Chairwoman Khan stands up for working people.

Thanks So MUCH... I Once Had to Work with a NON-Compeate 👍

Nurse Anesthetist here. This will be incredible for anesthesia practice for us.

God, Lina Kahn is the brightest light out of the Biden admin.

big for workers, consumers, and ultimately companies

Why anyone would abide by these illegal corporate schemes is beyond me. I signed non-compete clause many times and never once did I abide by it if a better offer came along.

Lina Khan fights for Americans. She is an absolute champion!

As far as I'm concerned Khan is one of the greatest Americans of our time

WOW! The FTC did something right for a change? WOW! This is fabulous! ^__^

The most pro-worker admin in my lifetime. Some businesses are going to be very very angry.

The quality of the production is insane, wonderful job whoever shot and edited this together. Props to the journalist here as well

From the mid-1970s through the mid-1980, I worked as a computer programmer in the Washington area for companies that had Federal Government contracts. It was not uncommon for employees of these companies to use these contract positions as a springboard for Federal employment. In 1986, I moved to another large city. I took a computer programming job with a company that did contract work for private sector companies. I thought this would be a great way to learn about potential future employers and maybe get hired by one of them. But after I was already on board, I saw in the employee manual that I would not be allowed to work for any of my employer's clients for 6 months after leaving the company. Later, this was changed to 1 year, but I was covered by the old wording. I asked a supervisor I was friendly with if this applied even to employees who were laid off, and she was pretty sure that it did. I moved on and never got trapped by such a provision again. In fact, a few years later, another contracting company encouraged me to take a position with the client I was serving.

The FTC is putting in WORK!! I’m here for it

Great! Just hoping this doesn't go to the Supreme Court.

I love Lina. She's been one of the greatest blessings for the American Workers.

Dobby is free! 🎉

She's definitely the person most effectively making the US a better place today.

It's amazing how "libertarians" can be okay with such a measure. Interesting how liberty, along with equity and dignity, all take a back seat to profit in their pockets. Faiz and Lina are two of my most favorite people. True patriots, in service to the PEOPLE.

This is good. I ignored the last non-compete agreement that was in place at a company that removed me from my position despite excellent performance. When they cited my non-compete when I returned to running my own small business, I told them they could try to sue me. I cited the legal precedent that would very likely result in me prevailing. They dropped the issue.

This is a huge win!!!

This was the Wisconsin casino that started this, and it cost every one.

This is freaking incredible!

This great 👍🏻! If you are having problem getting approved for a business loan as an entrepreneur because of your poor credit, you might want to consider hiring a private loan attorney and also a credit expert, that knows the exact funding option that suit your business. My credit was very poor around 560 I never thought I would still be able to get approved for $400k business loan to finance my business project. So never give up and keep applying... your idea and business worth to get recognised. Stay Bless!!!

Would love to see you guys cover Forced Arbitration that's been going on lately

Just saw this flash across my news feed. WELL DONE! So proud of Biden’s administration 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Need to Thank the Daily Show for the interview and bringing this issue attention.

Non-compete's are needed for only key employee roles, to prevent key employees from stealing customers, product secrets, employees, etc as part of their new compensation package with new firm. A business invests in products, services, training employees and should benefit from the investments, share with employees, etc.. Non-competes are abused by some employers to be used to keep wages down, which should not be allowed. These would be the non-key employees.

Thank you. Please keep fighting for us. We need people like you in power. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I never understood why healthcare caregivers had this. The agencies always threatened to sue you for $5000 if you were privately hired.

Non compete clause should only be used in cases where intellectual property is stolen

I've turned down jobs that had these non-competes. Because all they do is to keep the billionaires feet on our necks. These companies can provide insufficient medical insurance and zero pay raises to employees. The executives can work anywhere they want. It's just the rest of us that has to stay in our place. Or we'll get fired. The non-competes don't stop working if we are laid off or fired or downsized or outsourced. They are so intrusive. Enough so, we will be afraid to leave their employ. Anyone in congress who wants these agreements should be voted out of office.

This is a ridiculously positive step for workers in the USA and the government is sueing itself 😂😂😂 If that doesn't scream corruption or hurt ego (both bad for taxpayers) then I don't know what more evidence you could be presented with.

Yeah, I signed on to one of these and wasn’t even aware. It was buried on a supplemental page of my contract. The impact is real. I was surprised when my employer didn’t mention anything about raises in a year that we had 8% inflation. I was prepared to move to a competitor who was going to substantially raise my income but then I was confronted with this…after some research I discovered Washington State already didn’t honor this in my case and when I fired back, my employer immediately gave me a raise. Yeah, there’s money on the table

I have had this hidden clauses destroy years worth of education just because company went into every state after employment.

Biden’s NLRB has also made it much easier to form a union. Best pro-worker administration we’ve had in a long time. Proudly voting for him again!

Now can the FTC tackle companies that buy patents just to prevent the competition from having the technology

That's interesting, because years ago an attorney friend told me that when it comes to court cases, a non-compete agreement isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Judges never side with the company to prevent a person from working in their profession. After I was told that I completely ignored those agreements and it never came back on me. But good to see that sheep now also get to live freely when it comes to what work they will do and where.

Oh man, this is amazing. My wife worked for a salon then quit after a year, because the owner was an absolute piece of garbage, and we received so many papers in the mail from his lawyer threatening us with a lawsuit if she ever worked at another similar job with 15 miles radius or opened her own business. It was disgusting. She didn't want anything to do with that profession at all, but the dude was freaking out. I hate capitalism

THIS IS AMAZING NEWS FOR MY FAMILY! Thank you Thank you Thank you for finally doing something great that will have a massively positive impact on so many people’s lives. I just ran through the house and burst into my husband’s room, excited to share this development with him. He just sold his business and the contract has a 5 year non compete clause, I’ve been saying over and over and over “if only you didn’t have that damn non compete, we could open another business bc we did so well and made a great living while working together!” This is great news for the working person everywhere

Lina Khan is the BEST thing about this current administration. She's a TREASURE and I'm so excited for this change. Big Love to YOU Lina!

I am retired now but throughout my work history non-compete agreements were not an issue except for very specialized fields that needed secrecy for there product and when you signed the non-compete along with it came a huge severance package at the end . This is a good thing , stopping companies from getting away with these types of policies that hold people back from a living .

Biden has worked hard to actively lose my vote, but installing Lina Khan in her position has been an unvarnished win in every regard. This is amazing and should be much bigger news. 🎉

Massive W!

Three cheers for the FTC. Workers are now free to work. There will now be more competition, more innovation, and more ways for workers to make money.

I work in the film/tv/media business and I have signed a number of these. I’m so happy for this!!!

Can we ban MLMs in the USA now?

Make Lina Khan a celebrity instead of Musk or other CEOs.

A great way I've come to think of changes such as this one is to consider the inverse or counterfactual. Imagine non-competes DON'T exist at all, anywhere. Then one day, a veterinarian employer requires their workers sign a contract that prohibits them from joining a competing vet clinic anywhere else in the state. Meaning if they want to change jobs, they have to leave the state entirely. This would seem absurd! And that's exactly what the non-compete status quo was prior to the ban. Of course not all non-compete provisions are the same, but this is just one example.

The FTC lacks the lawful authority to ban non-compete agreements. Furthermore, any such ban will not have the positive effects anticipated by the FTC but will actually cause a decline in hiring and promotion of workers, resulting in a net decrease in GDP and income tax revenue. An inability to enforce non-compete agreements will result in companies refusing to hire workers who need to be trained, especially when it comes to training on proprietary techniques which provide a competitive advantage. Granted, most non-compete and non-disclosure agreements are unenforceable. This is true when a worker is only using practices which are commonly taught in schools or are widely known through the public domain. However, non-compete agreements are usually enforceable when a worker is granted access to an employer's proprietary information (trade secrets, proprietary techniques or methods, customer lists, pricing data, etc.) and then attempts to exploit the information for personal gain - even if it is just supplying the information to another employer in exchange for a job. For non-disclosure agreements to be enforceable, the employer must provide some additional benefit to the employee beyond the standard prevailing industry wages for the job.

Beautiful!

Fast Food Workers are required to sign non-complete agreements?

Hold the f*** up. Did you all just say fast food workers? There is no f****** fast food establishment out there that makes people sign a non-compete. You f****** kidding me?🤣

This is a amazing video. Great quality.

FTC Chair mentioned "vast majority of non-compete clauses", what would be some exceptions to the rule

Good, long overdue.

I love Lina Khan! She is the first FTC Chairperson that has given a damn for working people and actually fought back against the mass consolidation that has happened in the private sector since Ronald Reagan began it in the 1980s!

This is a great movement and a great channel

This is great! Now do away with 3rd party arbitration……

Like I’ve been saying, if there’s one person who’s convinced me to vote for Biden, it’s Lina Khan.

Any win for the people needs to be celebrated. Thanks to those fellow humans who worked to get this into effect.

Love this! When I worked for a bank, they didn't want to invest in getting my licensing to be a certified advisor so I was looking at Financial Advisoring firms who would but because my bank had financial advising I couldn't pursue it. Non-Compete is anti-competition and ironically, anti-capitalist if Capitalism means nurturing competition. I still believe US is a Corporate/Aristocratic Socialist Regime