The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own.

  • Jojo, Lady of the West
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    42 months ago

    From the article it’s getting very heavily opposed by the chamber of commerce, so

    Maybe not controversial among, like, people, but

    • @[email protected]
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      62 months ago

      Another commenter in this thread noted that the chamber of commerce is just a right wing lobby group, completely separate to the department of commerce. Not sure if you know that already, but I think it basically aligns to the view of the comment you replied to.

      • Jojo, Lady of the West
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        22 months ago

        Yeah. Mine did too, in that they’re not, like, people. But it’s controversial as far as lawmakers and judges go

        • @[email protected]
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          22 months ago

          I think my point was that the chamber of commerce are not lawmakers or judges, but people representing corporate interests