Ban On Non-Competes Supported by Majority of Americans

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its chair Lina Khan are going after noncompete clauses: Contractual clauses that prevent workers from moving from one company to a another  supposed direct competitor.

One out of every five American workers is bound by a noncompete, which Khan argues is restricting their individual liberty and inflicting harm across the economy.

In the day after the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) proposed new rule that would prohibit employers from having their employees sign noncompete agreements, an Ipsos poll finds that over one in three Americans (38%) have heard of the FTC's announcement. After given more information, the public and employed Americans alike are split on whether noncompete agreements are good or bad for the American economy. However, three in five Americans (61%), including two-thirds of those who are currently employed (66%), support the FTC's proposed ban on non-competes.