FTC Seeks to Make Non-Compete Clauses for Workers Illegal
On January 5, 2023, in a move that will likely have a monumental impact for many employers across the country, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Proposed Rule”) that seeks to make it illegal for employers to enter into non-compete clauses with workers. Join our attorneys for this webinar discussing the background and timing of the Proposed Rule, the impact on the health care industry and practical takeaways your organization needs to know.
While the FTC has limited jurisdiction over non-profit organizations—meaning the Proposed Rule will have a limited impact on non-profit organizations—there has been bipartisan support in the past to remove this jurisdictional limitation. Also, for-profit joint-ventures of otherwise non-profit health systems would still be subject to the Rule. Additionally, the current FTC has recently taken an aggressive stance towards antitrust enforcement, so non-profit entities may not necessarily remain unscathed by the Proposed Rule.
