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
    4·
    7 months ago

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

    Maybe not controversial among, like, people, but

    • hangonasecond@lemmy.world
      6·
      7 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
        2·
        7 months ago

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

        • hangonasecond@lemmy.world
          2·
          7 months ago

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