NAB, CCIA, CTA Join Letter Against FTC Noncompete Ban
NAB, CCIA and CTA joined with many other trade groups and state chambers of commerce in a letter asking Congress to oppose the FTC’s proposed ban on noncompete clauses. “The FTC lacks the constitutional or statutory authority to issue such…
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a rule and, in attempting to do so, the agency is improperly usurping the role of Congress,” said the letter, which was also signed by ACT|The App Association, the National Newspaper Association and numerous local chambers of commerce, and trade groups from various industries --including trucking, pest management, retail and insurance. “In the past, Congress curbed FTC’s excesses with appropriations riders, and we encourage Congress to revisit such tools today,” the letter said. “The FTC’s blanket ban on noncompete clauses is vastly overbroad and likely will harm both employees and employers.”