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.

  • Mossy Feathers (She/They)
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    7 months ago

    I asked my dad about it. He said they’ve been around ever since he started taking salaried positions (which would mean roughly since the 70s~80s)

    • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      It’s not whether or not they’ve been around, it’s how they’ve been used, how often they’ve been used, for what positions they’ve been used, how severely they’ve been used. Etc.